Medically Speaking

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Tendon transfers

Patients suffering from an SCI that has compromised their upper limbs may…

Ed Baalbergen

Medical cannabis – facts and myths

Much has been said and written about the “legalisation” of cannabis (or…

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Fertility and spinal cord injury

After a spinal cord injury (SCI), most men are unable to ejaculate…

Ed Baalbergen

Not just for frown lines…

Don’t confuse focal spasticity with general spasticity: the two are very different…

Ed Baalbergen

Scourge of the ingrown toe nail

I often see chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in my clinic…

Ed Baalbergen

Dem bones, dem dry bones…

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is frequently accompanied by joint problems, but these…

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The great cholesterol debate

How do cholesterol levels affect persons with spinal cord injury (SCI)? The…

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Don’t sweat it!

Injury to the spinal cord can usher in some unexpected problems. We…

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Baby on board

There’s no reason why SCI women shouldn’t have healthy babies – but…

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