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SCI Forum

SCI Forum

By: Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System
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 The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) is a regional center of spinal cord injury care, research and education in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. Programs and services are provided at both the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. The mission of the NWRSCIS is to improve the lives of people with SCI through excellent patient care, research and education. We provide specialized care to persons with SCI, conduct clinically relevant research and disseminate the most useful, evidence-based information to people with SCI, their families and professionals.All rights reserved Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • Perspectives from SCI Therapists: Amy, Rehabilitation Psychology

    Perspectives from SCI Therapists: Amy, Rehabilitation Psychology
    Jun 16 2025
    Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists and providers across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists and providers about their work including: What is involved in becoming a therapist? What are the main things that each discipline works on with their SCI patients? Why does someone choose to be a therapist and work in rehabilitation?. In this episode, we talk with Amy Starosta, PhD about her work as a rehabilitation psychologist at Harborview Medical Center and learn about the role of “rehab psychology” in rehabilitation after SCI. We discuss how rehab psychology can help with adjustment and changes from the initial injury and throughout one’s lifetime.
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    32 mins
  • Research Spotlight: Feasibility of Sprint Interval Training During Inpatient Rehabilitation

    Research Spotlight: Feasibility of Sprint Interval Training During Inpatient Rehabilitation
    Dec 6 2023
    Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. We are joined by Deborah Crane MD, a spinal cord injury physician, to hear about her study looking at the feasibility of short, but high intensity exercise program for people with new SCI. This 2-year study will be conducted on the inpatient unit at Harborview Medical Center.
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    16 mins
  • Research Spotlight: Hypnotic Cognitive Therapy for Pain During Inpatient Rehab

    Research Spotlight: Hypnotic Cognitive Therapy for Pain During Inpatient Rehab
    Dec 6 2023
    Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After conducting a feasibility trial, Amy Starosta PhD, a rehabilitation psychologist, discusses her new randomized control trial of hypnotic cognitive therapy for pain. This is a 3-year study taking place on the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Harborview Medical Center. Feasibility Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364685/ Case Study Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37445573/
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    16 mins
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