April 8, 2019
Coping With a New Injury
Every year, approximately 17,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury. According to the National Spinal ...
The Blogs
April 2, 2019
ReelAbilities Chicago Diversifies Diversity
Chicago Film Festival Promotes More Disability Representation in Media BACKBONES is hosting the ReelAbilities Film ...
February 19, 2019
Introducing PeerConnect!
Coming this spring…PeerConnect! In a time in where hospital and rehabilitation visits are becoming increasingly ...
January 22, 2019
Looking Back to 2009
Happy 2019 BACKBONES! As we start this new year with some new programs in the ...
January 13, 2019
The Upside of Representation
Representation of people with disabilities in the entertainment industry has been a topic of debate ...
November 21, 2018
Accessible Homes Are Essential For Healthy Living
The effects of a spinal cord injury are immediate, life-changing, and different for everybody. While ...
November 14, 2018
Lindsey Freysinger RN, MSN: On Skin Breakdown/Skin Issues
In my final post, I’d like to talk about some secondary conditions related to skin. Many ...
November 11, 2018
Brook McCall | High Roller #25
Brook McCall has us charmed! She is a woman in the SCI/D community working hard ...
November 7, 2018
Lindsey Freysinger RN, MSN: On Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel
People with SCI have trouble emptying their bladder and bowel normally. Many people with SCI ...
October 31, 2018
Lindsey Freysinger RN, MSN: On SCI and Spasticity
In a normal central nervous system, our brains act as an inhibitor for muscle contraction. ...