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Subject:      Handicap Digest # 2929

                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 2929

                        Thursday, September 03, 1992

Today's Topics:


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                                 fast chairs
                               Re: fast chairs
                              Reh Ab Hospitals
                                SCI Centers 1
                                SCI Centers 2
                               Post Nasal Drip
                               Re: fast chairs
                                 Fast chairs
                                  I'm back
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Subject: fast chairs
From: Joe.E..Dodson@f977.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Joe E. Dodson)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:106/977 - A Place Called Joe', Tomball TX


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a msg on <Aug 25 17:01>, Alan Hess of 1:261/1000 writes:

 AH> How fast do the fastest wheelchairs go?  *adh*

I clocked my uncle at 25 MPH. He said he still had some stick left.
                                        Joe

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Subject: Re: fast chairs
From: Christopher.Baker@f14.n374.z1.fidonet.org (Christopher Baker)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:374/14 - Rights On!, Titusville FL


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

> How fast do the fastest wheelchairs go?  *adh*

downhill or uphill? [grin]

mine goes as fast as i can wheel it; maybe 20mph in short spurts.

TTFN.
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Subject: Reh Ab Hospitals
From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a message to Joe Chamberlain <24 Aug 92 14:24> John Lynch wrote:

 JL> talkingabout a spinal cord hospital in Gettysburg, PA.  Never
 JL> heard of one there.

Moss Rehabilitation at the Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia is the best in this area according to the recent U.S.
NEWS & WORLD REPORT on the 100 best hospitals.  Jefferson is also
connected with the pediatric SCI center at the A. I. DuPont
Institute.  Two lists follows in the next messages.  Some phone
numbers may have changed and some of the medical directors might be
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Subject: SCI Centers 1
From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/175.1 - Busted Flush BBS, New Castle DE


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

        The following list is of the comprehensive spinal cord injury
treatment facilities.  The 'phone numbers were checked this past week and
if you find and error please forward the correct information back to me.
        I want to thank Jesse Tharin for the basic list and hope this
helps someone.    -=joe=-

Baptist Memorial Hospital               Betty Bacharach Rehab Hospital
Regional Rehab Center                   Jim Leeds Road
1025 E H Crump Boulevard                Pomona NJ 08240
Memphis TN 38104                        609-652-7000
901-522-6585

Cardinal Hill Hospital                  Charlotte Rehab Hospital
2050 Versailles Road                    11 Blythe Boolevard
Lexington KY 40504                      Charlotte NC 28203
606-254-5701                            704-355-4300

Children's Specialized Hospital         Christ Hospital & Medical Ctr.
150 New Providence Rd                   4440 W 95th Street
Mountainside NJ 07091                   Oak Lawn IL 60453
201-233-3720                            708-425-8000

Cleveland Metro Health System           Covenant Medical Center
Highland View Hosp.                     Rehab Program
3395 Scranton Rd.                       2101 Kimball Avenue
Cleveland OH 44109                      Waterloo IA 50701
216-398-6000                            319-291-3336

Dallas Rehabilitation Institute         Elizabethtown Hosp & Rehab Ctr
9713 Harry Hines Blvd.                  Elizabethtown PA 17022-0710
Dallas TX 75220                         717-367-1161
214-767-2961
                                        F. E. Hebert Hospital
Emmanuel Rehab Ctr.                     Rehab Institute of New Orleans
3001 N Gantenbein Ave                   One Sanctuary Drive
Portland OR 97227                       New Orleans LA 70114
503-280-4400                            504-363-2658

Freeman Hospital Med Ctr.               Fresno Comm. Hospital
Ctr. Diagnostic & Rehab Med.            L. S. Peters Rehab Center
333 N Prarie Ave.                       POBox 1232
Inglewood CA 90301                      Fresno CA 93715
213-674-7050                            209-442-6000

Ft. Sanders Regional Med. Ctr.          Gaylord Hospital
Patricia Neal Rehab Center              POBox 400
1901 Clinch Ave.                        Wallingford CT 06492
Knoxville TN 37916                      203-284-2800
615-541-1301
                                        Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Med. & Rehab Ctr         Rehab Center
800 Forest Ave                          3217 Clifton Ave.
Zanesville OH 43701                     Cincinnati OH 45220-2489
614-454-5462                            513-872-1490

Good Samaritan Hospital of MD           Good Samaritan Medical Ctr.
Rehab Unit                              1111 E. McDowell Rd
5601 Loch Raven Blvd.                   Phoenix AZ 85002
Baltimore MD 21239                      602-239-4204 (SCI)
301-323-2200
                                        Humana Hospital - Lucerne
Good Shepherd Rehab Hospital            Lucerne Spinal Center
Fifth & St John Street                  1818 S Main Lane
Allentown PA 18103                      Orlando FL 3280
215-776-1111                            407-649-6148

Institute for Rehab & Research          Jackson Memorial Rehab. Center
1333 Moursund Street                    1611 Northwest 12th Ave.
Houston TX 77030                        Miami FL 33136
713-799-5000                            305-549-6262

Kessler Institute for Rehab.            Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
1199 Pleasant Valley Way                Six Franklin Plaza
West Orange NJ 07052                    Philadelphia PA 19102
201-731-3600                            215-587-3000, 215-665-5100

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center         Mary Free Bed Hosp & Rehab Ctr
26 W 171 Roosevelt Road                 235 Wealthy Street SW
Wheaton IL 60189                        Grand Rapids MI 49503
708-462-4000                            616-242-0300

Mayo Clinic                             Memorial Regional Rehab Center
Rehabilitation Unit                     3599 University Blvd. South
1216 2nd Street SW                      Jacksonville FL 32216
Rochester MN 55902                      904-399-6819
507-285-4613
                                        Casa Colina Hospital
Northridge Hospital                     Ctr. for Rehab Medicine
18300 Roscoe Blvd                       255 E. Bonita Ave
Northridge CA 91328                     Pomona CA 91767
818-885-8500                            714-593-7521

O'Donoghue Rehab Institute              Ohio State University
1122 Northeast                          Dodd Hall
Oklahoma City OK 73126                  472 W Eighth Ave Center
405-271-3606                            Columbus OH 43210
                                        614-293-8000

Rancho Los Amigos Medical Ctr.          Reading Rehabilitation Hsp
7601 East Imperial Highway              R.D. #1, Box 250
Downey CA 90242                         Reading PA 19601
213-940-7111                            215-777-7615

Rehab. Institute of West Florida        Rehab Institute of Chicago
POBox 18900                             345 E Superior Street
Pensacola FL 32523-8900                 Chicago IL 60611
904-474-5358                            312-908-6000

Sacred Heart Rehab Hospital             Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr.
1545 S Layton Blvd.                     751 S Bascom Ave
Milwaukee WI 53215                      San Jose CA 95128
414-383-4490                            408-299-5100

Sister Kenney Institute                 St. Jude Hosp & Rehab Center
800 E 28th Street                       101 E valencia Mesa Drive
Minneapolis MN 55407                    Fullerton CA 92635
612-863-4400                            714-871-3280

Tampa General Hospital                  The Rehab Hospital of York
Rehab Center                            1850 Normandie Drive
POBox 1289                              York PA 17404
Tampa FL 33606                          717-767-6941
813-251-7000

The Rehabilitation Hospital o/t Pacific The Shepherd Spinal Center
226 N Kuakini Street                    2020 Peachtree Road NW
Honolulu HI 96817                       Atlanta GA 30309
808-531-3511                            404-352-2020

Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital          U of MD Medical System
Dept. of Rehab Medicine                 Montebello Rehab Hospital
111 S. Eleventh St.  Ste 9604           2201 Argonne Drive
Philadelphia PA 19107                   Baltimore MD 21218
215-955-6573                            301-554-5200

U of Utah Health Science Center         University of Missouri
Rehab Ctr.                              Howard Rusk Rehab Ctr.
50 N Medical Drive  #1R3                One Hospital Drive
Salt Lake City UT 84132                 Columbia MO 65212
801-581-2267                            314-882-4141

Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr.                Univ. of Ala. Med. Ctr.
1542 Tulane Avenue                             University Station
New Orleans, LA  70112                         Birmingham, AL 35294
504-568-4630                                   205-934-4011

University of Miami Med. Ctr.                  Craig Hospital
P. O. Box 016960                               3425 South Clarkson Street
Miami, FL  33101                               Englewood, CO  80110
305-547-6418                                   303-789-8000

Northwestern University Med. Ctr.              University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury Service                     New England SCI Center
250 East Chicago Avenue                        75 East Newton Street
Chicago, IL  60611                             Boston, MA  02118
312-649-3425                                   617-638-8000

Rehabilitation Institute of Detroit            N.Y. Univ. Med. Ctr.
Spinal Injury Unit                             Instit. of Rehab. Medicine
261 Mack Boulevard                             400 East 34th Street
Detroit, MI  48201                             New York, NY  10016
313-745-9700                                   212-340-7300

Univ. of Rorchester Med. Ctr.                  University of Washington
601 Elmwood Avenue                             Dept. of Rehabilitation
Rochester, NY  14642                           Seattle, WA  98105
716-275-2121                                   206-543-3600

Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center
Fisherville VA 22939
703-332-7000

         The Veterans Adminstration operates a number of Spinal Cord Injury
Centers accross the country and provide a full range of rehabilitation
services to eligible veterans.

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
5901 East Seventh Steet                        3801 Miranda Avenue
Long Beach, CA  90801                          Palo Alto, CA  94304
213-494-2611                                   415-493-5000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
16111 Plummer Street                           1201 N. W. 16th Street
Sepulveda, CA  91343                           Miami, FL  33125
818-891-7711                                   305-324-4455

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
13000 North 30th Street                        940 Belmont Street
Tampa, FL  33612                               Brockton, MA  02401
813-972-2000                                   508-583-4500

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
Fifth Ave. & Roosevelt Rd.                     Jefferson Barracks
Hines, IL  60141                               St. Louis, MO  63125
708-343-7200                                   314-487-0400

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1400 Veterans of Foreign Wars Pky.             Tremont Ave. & S. Centre St.
West Roxbury, MA  02132                        East Orange, NJ  07019
617-323-7700                                   201-676-1000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
130 W. Kingsbridge Road                        Castle Point, NY  12511
Bronx, NY  10468                               914-831-2000
212-584-9000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
10701 East Boulevard                           GPO 4867
Cleveland, OH  44106                           San Juan, P.R.  00938
216-791-3800                                   809-758-7575

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1030 Jefferson Avenue                          2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Memphis, TN  38104                             Houston, TX  77211
901-523-8990                                   713-795-4411

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard                      5000 West National Avenue
Richmond, VA  23249                            Wood, WI  53193
804-230-0001                                   414-384-2000

VA Medcal Center
Hampton, VA  23667
804-722-9961

   Spinal Cord Injury treatment centers have been established at
four facilities to provide services to children:

Shriners Hospital                              Shriners Hospital
1701 19th Avenue                               2211 N. Oak Park Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122                       Chicago, IL  60635
415-665-1100                                   312-622-5400

Shriners Hospital                              A. I. DuPont Inst.
8400 Roosevelt Boulevard                       Rockland Road
Philadelphia, PA  19152                        Wilmington, DE 19899
215-332-4500                                  302-651-4000

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Subject: SCI Centers 2
From: Joe.Chamberlain@p1.f175.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/175.1 - Busted Flush BBS, New Castle DE


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

                    National Spinal Cord Injury Centers

        If you are having trouble locating a physician in your area who
has expertise in the area of spinal cord injury contact:

                      American Spinal Injury Association
                      250 East Superior Street, Room 619
                           Chicago, Illinois  60611
                                 312-649-3425

        Listed below are some of the model spinal injury system centers
which are supported in part by the NIHR:

Univ. of Alabama Med. Ctr.                     Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
University Station                             7601 East Imperial Highway
Birmingham, AL  35294                          Downey, CA  90242
Dr. Samuel Stover                              Dr. Robert L. Waters
205-934-3450                                   213-922-7173

Good Samaritan Hospital                        Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr.
1033 East McDowell Road                        Spinal Cord Injury Service
P. O. Box 2989                                 751 South Bascom Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85062                             San Jose, CA  95128
Dr. John Vivian                                Dr. Conal Wilmot
602-239-4533                                   408-299-5643

University of Miami Med. Ctr.                  Craig Hospital
P. O. Box 016960                               3425 South Clarkson Street
Miami, FL  33101                               Englewood, CO  80110
Dr. Barth Green                                Dr. Robert R. Menter
305-547-6946                                   303-789-8000

Shepard Center of Spinal Injuries              Humana Hospital - Lucerne
2020 Peachtree Road, N. W.                     818 South Main Lane
Atlanta, GA  30309                             Orlando, FL  32801
Dr. David F. Apple                             Dr. J. D. Shea
404-352-2020                                   407-649-6111

Northwestern University Med. Ctr.              University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury Service                     New England SCI Center
250 East Chicago Avenue                        75 East Newton Street
Chicago, IL  60611                             Boston, MA  02118
Dr. Paul R. Meyer, Jr.                         Dr. Murry M. Freed
312-649-3425                                   617-247-5124

Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr.                Jefferson Medical College
1542 Tulane Avenue                             11th & Walnut Streets
New Orleans, LA  70112                         Philadelphia, PA  19107
Dr. Joseph J. Biundo                           Dr. John F. Ditunno
504-568-4630                                   215-928-6573

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation           Texas Medical Center
1199 Pleasant Valley Way                       1333 Moursund Avenue
West Orange, NJ  07052                         Houston, TX  77030
Dr. Richard J. Sullivan                        Dr. R. E. Carter
201-731-3600                                   713-797-1440

Rehabilitation Institute of Detroit            N.Y. Univ. Med. Ctr.
Spinal Injury Unit                             Instit. of Rehab. Medicine
261 Mack Boulevard                             400 East 34th Street
Detroit, MI  48201                             New York, NY  10016
Dr. Leonard F. Bender                          Dr. Kristjian T. Ragnarsson
313-494-9731                                   212-340-6090

Univ. of Rorchester Med. Ctr.                  University of Washington
601 Elmwood Avenue                             Dept. of Rehabilitation
Rochester, NY  14642                           Seattle, WA  98105
Dr. Charles J. Gibson                          Dr. Justus F. Lehmann
716-790-4696                                   206-543-3600

         The Veterans Adminstration operates a number of Spinal Cord Injury
Centers accross the country and provide a full range of rehabilitation
services to eligible veterans.

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
5901 East Seventh Steet                        3801 Miranda Avenue
Long Beach, CA  90801                          Palo Alto, CA  94304
213-498-1313                                   415-493-5000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
16111 Plummer Street                           1201 N. W. 16th Street
Sepulveda, CA  91343                           Miami, FL  33125
213-894-8271                                   305-324-4455

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
13000 North 30th Street                        940 Belmont Street
Tampa, FL  33612                               Brockton, MA  02401
813-972-2000                                   617-583-4500

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
Fifth Ave. & Roosevelt Rd.                     Jefferson Barracks
Hines, IL  60141                               St. Louis, MO  63125
312-261-6700                                   314-894-4601

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1400 Veterans of Foreign Wars Pky.             Tremont Ave. & S. Centre St.
West Roxbury, MA  02132                        East Orange, NJ  07019
617-323-7700                                   201-676-1000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
130 W. Kingsbridge Road                        Castle Point, NY  12511
Bronx, NY  10468                               914-831-2000
212-584-9000

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
10701 East Boulevard                           GPO 4867
Cleveland, OH  44106                           San Juan, P.R.  00938
216-791-3800                                   809-753-4621

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1030 Jefferson Avenue                          2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Memphis, TN  38104                             Houston, TX  77211
901-523-8990                                   713-795-4411

VA Medcal Center                               VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard                      5000 West National Avenue
Richmond, VA  23249                            Wood, WI  53193
804-231-9011                                   414-384-2000

VA Medcal Center
Hampton, VA  23667
804-7229961

        Spinal Cord Injury treatment centers have been established at three
Shriners Hospitals to provide services to children:

Shriners Hospital                              Shriners Hospital
1701 19th Avenue                               2211 N. Oak Park Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122                       Chicago, IL  60635
415-665-1100                                   312-622-5400

Shriners Hospital
8400 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA  19152
215-332-4500

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Subject: Post Nasal Drip
From: Rick.Graham@f102.n3815.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Graham)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3815/102 - The Bat Cave BBS!!, Bartlesville OK


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

GP>AH>Did anyone else develop a clogged sinus/post nasal drip condition after
  >AH>their injury?  I never had a problem with that before I was hurt, but
  >AH>now it is constant.  *adh*

GP>        Hello Alan, yup, I sure did. I have been taking a myriad of
  >        decongestants to try and use my nose again. I'm afraid I
  >        might have built up a tolerance to most because I take them
  >        so often.

GP>        Also, New Jersey air isn't helping much either. What do you
  >        do to combat the problem? Somedays it's so bad I can't eat
  >        because my stomach feels so rotten......

  Alan, here in wonderful Northeast Oklahoma the weather changes on a
  dime and gives you 9 cents change.  And when is isn't changing, 2 out
  of 3 days a "weather front" is passing thru.  It affects my entire
  body, especially joints and muscle relaxation.  As for my drippy nose,
  I take an over-the-counter decongesta from K-Mart called Suphedrine.
  I've also bought the same stuff in another store called Sudafed.  It
  will dry up my nose in about 2 hours for the the rest of the day.
  Both products are packaged as Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride and
  advertised as a Nasal Decongestant.  When my nose runs and I don't
  catch it in time, being a total quad, I can't continuously blow and
  wipe so I just have someone wad a half a Kleenex up and stick it in
  each nostril and change 'em when the Kleenex starts dripping. (keeps
  it from running down my chin even though I do look like a walrus!)
  Maybe this can help someone.

        The Okie Yokel
             Rick

 * OLX 2.2 * I'm not paralyzed, my body is on hold w/o the dumb music.

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Subject: Re: fast chairs
From: Alan.Hess@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Alan Hess)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:261/1000 - Nerve Center, Pikesville MD


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a missive of <Aug 28 13:36> Linda Cummings (1:375/22)
writes to Alan Hess:

 >>How fast do the fastest wheelchairs go?  *adh*

 LC> As fast as your arms can wheel you?  (hehe)  Couldn't resist,

How about electric wheelchairs, smart aleck?  :-)  *adh*

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Subject: Fast chairs
From: Bill.Wise@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Wise)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:157/3 - Nerd's Nook, Rocky River OH


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

Hi Alan,

While tracking down the original message of this thread, it seems
you may have gotten a great deal of comment but little
information.  Here is some hard info.  Powered wheelchairs normally
have a top speed of about 5 mph.  Invacare Arrow W/C's have a
optional pulley that allows about 8 or 9 mph, but their dealers are
not likely to admit to it these days.  I have a friend who is a W/C
tech, and he has a "super modified" chair that runs on 36 volts,
has modified pulleys and motors.  It will do about 25 mph.  Having
ridden in this death trap, I don't recommend going that fast with
currently available control methods.

Five miles per hour is equal to a fast walk, and for most puplic
situations, this is about the right speed.  My friend is not alone
in his tinkering as I have several reports on file of powered
wheelchair users being cited for speeding.

There was a study done several years ago that compaired powered
W/C's for speed and several other factors.  It was done by Kerry
Jones at the Rehab Tech Center, Memorial Hosp.  The info is likely
out of date due to model changes, but I could send a copy if you
are truly interested.

                Bill \\'ise

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Subject: I'm back
From: Keith.Jones@p13.f15.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Keith Jones)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:114/15.13 - St Joes Hospital, Phoenix AZ


[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

Hello everybody. I'm back in Phoenix after a month in Cleveland. I
had planned on staying until after Labor Day but due to bad weather
(rain and cold) and living in a motel for a month, I came back ten
days ago. I never got my point set up while in Cleveland and had
little spare time anyway. I just today got my configuration
straightened out on my point.

Have not yet caught up with recent messages but there were 67 when
I called the BBS so I guess it's awfully busy here. I am going to
attempt to keep up with messages here.

                       -Keith-

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Subject: laughter
From: Val.Dunn@f337.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Val Dunn)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:202/337 - Yak Attack BBS, La Mesa CA


[This is from the Amputee Conference]

I had a incident a couple of weeks ago.  I had a gentleman who works in
my building come in with his wife who is a bk amp like me and he wanted
me to show her my leg and ankle.
I took the leg off and was demonstrating the ankle and wieght and stuff
while I was sitting on my desk.
I got excited and jumped off the desk and took a step forward....
in the 3 seconds it took for me to fall down I realized my leg was in my
hand...  I actually forgot  I had taken the leg off and remember
thinking "Damn this is going to hurt"

My boss really has a sick sense of humor, that I adore.  She  told me
today I get to do the "Safety Training" class this month.  Since there
is one other amp in my office I told her only he was qualified to attend
the lecture.... Lord she is a snot.

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