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How to Keep Healthy
A spinal cord injury should not stop you living a long and healthy life.
This section provides practical information to help you maximise your health and wellbeing. It will also help to problem solve what to do if you have issues or questions.
Nutrition
Good nutrition helps keep you in good health. If you have a spinal cord injury eating well is even more important, as it can help your body resist infection and maintain good skin, bladder and bowel habits.
Maintaining a healthy weight
It is important to maintain a healthy weight. This will help to keep you feeling and looking well, and able to do all the things you need to each day.
Sleep and spinal cord injury
Living with a spinal injury can be stressful, both physically and emotionally. This stress may disrupt your sleep, or your sleep may be disrupted by physical factors resulting from your injury.
Posture and spinal cord injury
Good posture when you are sitting in a wheelchair is important for many reasons.
Rating of perceived exertion
The rate of perceived exertion is a scale used to monitor exercise intensity.
Finding wheelchair accessible pool and gym facilities
It's useful to have a set of questions on hand when you are trying to find out how accessible a sporting facility is.
Pressure relief and skin care in the wheelchair
Taking the pressure off can help prevent skin injuries.
