Category: Spinal Cord Injuries

Do you have an underweight client struggling to eat more due to chronic nausea, vomiting, reflux, bloating or abdominal pain?  Do they feel full after consuming only a small amount of food or report constantly feeling full?  If yes to any of the above, you should have them tested for delayed gastric (stomach) emptying. Delayed […]

Up to 66 – 73% of adults with a spinal cord injury are overweight and 30 – 45% are obese. 1, 2  These rates are almost double what is found in the general UK population, where 38% of adults are overweight and 26% are obese.3  Why the difference?   Body composition changes after a spinal […]

Antiseizure medication (sometimes also called antiepileptic or anticonvulsant medication) is commonly prescribed to people after a traumatic injury.  This medication is sometimes used to manage seizures/ epilepsy, but can also be prescribed for other conditions, such as neuropathic pain and/or mood disorders. Commonly prescribed varieties include carbamazepine, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, sodium valproate, pregabalin and gabapentin. Antiseizure […]

  When trying to lose weight, most people are looking for a quick and easy way to achieve this goal.  While the foundation of every weight loss program includes eating fewer calories and doing more physical activity (to burn more calories), sometimes people struggle to lose weight even when they are already doing both of […]