Exercise and Spinal Cord Injury - Beginning Steps

Persons with spinal cord injury could face life-threatening emergencies during exercise. Deep vein thrombosis and autonomic dysreflexia are 2 conditions a person with spinal cord injury lives with that could escalate and cause problems.

The list below will link to more information about each of these conditions, including how to recognize the signs:

• Deep vein thrombosis (due to inactivity)
• Autonomic dysreflexia (due to the spinal cord injury itself)

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If the signs or symptoms of these occur take them very seriously and report to a physician immediately.