Resources on Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Burn Injury

The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) produces free resources (e.g., factsheets, videos, slideshows) designed to help support people living with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn injury. Funded by a grant from the U.S. government, these resources are written in plain language so that they are easy to understand. Factsheets are available in English and Spanish. 

Spinal Cord Injury Topics

• Bladder Management Options Following Spinal Cord Injury
• Bowel Function After SCI
• Depression and Spinal Cord Injury
• Driving After SCI
• Employment after Spinal Cord Injury
• Gait Training and Spinal Cord Injury
• Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
• Pregnancy and Women with SCI  
• Respiratory Health & SCI
• Safe Transfer Technique
• SCI and Driving 
• Skin Care & Pressure Sores
• Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury
• Surgical Alternatives for Bladder Management Following SCI
• The Wheelchair Series: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know
• Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: Part 1— The Body Before and After Injury
• Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: Part 2— Recovery and Rehabilitation

Traumatic Brain Injury Topics

• Alcohol & TBI
• Balance Problems & TBI
• Cognitive Problems After TBI
• Depression After TBI
• Driving After TBI
• Emotional Problems After TBI
• Fatigue & TBI
• Headaches After TBI
• Relationships After TBI
• Returning to School After TBI
• Seizures After TBI
• Sexuality After TBI
• Sleep & TBI
• Spasticity & TBI
• TBI & Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
• Understanding TBI
• Vegetative States After Severe TBI
• Vision Problems After TBI

Burn Injury Topics

• Employment after Burn Injury
• Exercise and Burn Injury
• Going Back to School After a Major Burn Injury
• Help Your Child Recover—Build Your Child’s Resilience After a Burn Injury
• Itchy Skin after Burn Injury
• Managing Pain after Burn Injury
• Psychological Distress after Burn Injury
• Sleep Problems after Burn Injury
• Social Interactions after Burn Injury
• Understanding and Improving Body Image after Burn Injury
• Wound Care and Scar Management