Managing Pain After SCI consists of a suite of resources to help individuals with spinal cord injury manage their pain after injury.

Factsheets

Pain after Spinal Cord Injury

Pain is a serious problem for many people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Pain after SCI can occur in parts of the body where there is normal sensation (feeling) as well as areas that have little or no feeling.
Factsheets

Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury

Spasticity is the uncontrolled tightening or contracting of the muscles that is common in individuals with spinal cord injuries. About 65%–78% of the SCI population have some amount of spasticity, and it is more common in cervical (neck) than thoracic (chest) and lumbar (lower back) injuries.
Factsheets

Safe Transfer Technique

Transferring in and out of your wheelchair puts higher stress on your arms and shoulders than anything else you do on a regular basis. Learning the correct way to transfer is extremely important in order to keep your arms functioning and pain-free.
Slideshows

Pain after Spinal Cord Injury

View our slide show on pain after a spinal cord injury.
Videos

Shoulder Pain and Spinal Cord Injury

Our featured video and brief video clips share information about managing pain after sustaining a spinal cord injury. In this video, SCI Model Systems Researchers share how they helped two individuals with SCI diagnose and manage their shoulder pain, which resulted from wheelchair use.