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REGIONAL
CHAPTER OF
NATIONAL
SPINAL CORD
INJURY ASSOCIATION
Spinal Cord Injury of Metropoitan Washington, Inc.
2003
SPINAL CORD INJURY NETWORK
51 Monroe Street
Plaza West 9
Rockville MD 20850
Voice: 301-424-8335
Fax: 301-424-8858
By Mail:
SCI Network
51 Monroe Street
Plaza West 9
Rockville, MD 20850
SPINAL CORD
INJURY
NETWORK
HOME OF THE
KESSLER ROLLING
KIGHTS
A 501[C][3] ORGANIZATION,
INCORPORATED IN MARYLAND, DC, &
VIRGINIA SINCE 1982.
A member of the Community Health
Charities of the National Capital Area &
Combined Federal Campaign (6025)
WHAT IS SPINAL CORD INJURY?
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the
spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent
causes of damage are trauma or disease.
The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to
occur. In most cases, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of
functioning. SCI is very different from
back injuries such as ruptured disks and
pinched nerves.
A person can “break their back or neck”
yet not sustain a spinal cord injury if only
the bones around the spinal cord (the vertebrae) are damaged.
The spinal cord is the major bundle of
nerves that carry nerve impulses to and
from the brain to the rest of the body. The
brain and the spinal cord constitute the
Central Nervous System.
The spinal cord is surrounded by rings of
bone called vertebra. These bones constitute the spinal column (back bones). In general, the higher in the spinal column the injury occurs, the more dysfunction a person will experience. The vertebra are named
according to their location. The eight vertebra in the neck are called the Cervical
Vertebra. Cervical SCIs usually cause loss
of function in the arms and legs, resulting
in quadriplegia. The twelve vertebra in the
chest are called the Thoracic Vertebra.
Injuries in the thoracic region usually affect the chest and the legs and result in
paraplegia. Injuries in the lower back, in the
Lumbar and Sacral vertebra, can also result in paraplegia.
WHO IS SCI NETWORK?
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
SCI Network is the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association.
In existance over forty years, and
incorperated as a 501[c][3] in DC,
Maryland and Virginia since 1982, SCI
Network’s mission is:
To provide support and services to
people with spinal cord injuries and
other mobility impairing conditions,
and to their families and friends.
Rolling Knights hit the hardwood.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Information & Referral
Personal Assistant Services Registry
Peer Counseling
Support Groups
New additions to SCI Networks Personal Assistant
Registry, operated without charge to eiter consumers
or providers.
Website
Wheelchair Basketball Team
Newsletter (electronic & print)
Prevention Program
Art Gallery
Speakers
SCI Network has given back to the community every
year since 1994 with the Season of Sharing, holiday
dinner and party for area homeless families. Santa,
great food, gifts, transportation, the works.