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Spinal cord injuries are among the most devastating injuries a person can sustain. For children and adolescents with spinal cord injuries, meeting developmental, social and educational needs appropriately is an essential facet of rehabilitation. Many young people with spinal cord injuries are treated in an environment that is expert in SCI rehabilitation or expert in pediatrics. Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago is expert at both.
Shriners-Chicago offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, all at no charge to the patients or parent, the government or insurers. The spinal cord injury rehabilitation program is well-established, with a solid, quarter-century track record that works to maximize the function of patients in their homes, schools, communities and the workplace.
Comprehensive rehabilitation, medical and surgical care in a teaching hospital
Ongoing research projects in long-term outcomes in pediatric and adolescent spinal cord injuries, covering the medical, educational, employment, social, emotional, sexual and financial challenges presented to young people with spinal cord injuries.
Innovative rehabilitation techniques, including activity-based rehabilitation, aquatherapy and pet therapy, sports programs, including scuba, adapted sailing, adapted cycling, wheelchair basketball, kayaking, rock climbing, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair softball and more
Nutritional evaluation and assessments
Fitness training
Annual sports and conditioning camp
Transition program to ease transition to college and adulthood
Quarterly newsletter, SCI Informer, for current patients
Annual magazine, Staying Connected, for alumni of the program
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Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., medical director of the SCI Rehabilitation Program at Shriners-Chicago, is internationally respected for his work with young people with spinal cord injuries and headed lead the program at Shriners since its inception in 1983, leading significant research initiatives. Board certified in SCI Rehabilitation, he is president of the American Paraplegia Society (APS) and has served as a member of the APS Board of Directors since 1998, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). In 2005, the Illinois Department of Public Health recognized Vogel�s contributions with the Ron Lee Award for Clinical Excellence. Other members of the SCI team serve on the Illinois Governor�s Council on Spinal Cord Injuries, the Spinal Cord Injury Association Board and other state and national SCI advisory boards.
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