The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
This moth's meeting will not have a speaker. Instead, we will watch a video and have pizza and soft drinks. The video will talk about life after a spinal cord injury. Subjects include transferring, relationships, adapting, family viewpoints, and other areas of interest. Please come out and join us for what should be an informative evening.
November's meeting will be held at Frazier Rehab, 4th floor dining room. Social hour: 6:30; speaker at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments provided.
I would like to thank everyone for their support and attendance at this year's picnic. It was a wonderful turnout, as well as a beautiful day, and I believe a good time was had by all. I would particularly like to thank Tom and Cheryl Stokes for all their hard work in preparing the wonderful meal, and helping to decorate the dining hall. Their continued support and loyalty is what helps make our chapter a success. I would also like to thank Betty Mudd and her family for all their help in securing our door prizes and raising money for the picnic, and their general support of the chapter. Lastly, I would like to thank Betty Perry and Michael Feger for working the table at the door and taking the money for the food as well as the chances on the raffle. Thanks for your continuing efforts in fundraising for the chapter.
- David Allgood
The following article is from SCI Update Newsletter (online), Winter 2004. –ed
TREATING SCI PAIN WITH RELAXATION AND HYPNOSIS: A UW STUDY
Chronic pain is a serious, debilitating problem for many persons with a spinal cord injury. It can interfere significantly with daily life and is often unresponsive to conventional pain treatments. Mark Jensen, PhD, professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington and an expert in the field of pain and Disability, is conducting a five-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, to test the effectiveness of two different relaxation treatments for SCI pain.
"We really want to expand the treatment options for persons with SCI-related pain because we know the treatments we have available now are not very effective," Jensen said. "Medications are not always helpful and often have adverse or intolerable side effects."
"In contrast, hypnosis and relaxation techniques are a way to get pain relief that has only positive side effects, such as improved sleep, lowered blood pressure, and decreased anxiety."
The two treatments under investigation in this study both contain hypnosis and relaxation training components. One focuses on direct verbal suggestions for
