Spinal Cord

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Some of the benefits of adding Vitamin D after Spinal Card Injury

1. Treats SCI if done quickly (a Vitamin D loading dose seems essential)

2. People with SCI tend to be Shut-in and get less sunshine

3. Reduces Pain,Fatigue, Depression

4. I Helps increase strength

5. Reduce risk of osteoporosis (very common in SCI)

   • as well as many other diseases associated with low vitamin D

6. Reduce risk of pressure ulcers

7. Reduce risk of. becoming obese

8. Reduces bone loss resulting from spinal cord injury 2021, FREE PDF

10 most-visited pages in Spinal Cord Injury

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• Endocrinological and inflammatory markers in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Aug 2022   📄 PDF Vitamin D is one of several SCI concerns

• Turmeric Heals Spinal Cord Injuries Better Than Drugs/Surgery, Review Suggests

  • Greenmedinfo June 2016, which has 200 Tumeric studies📄 PDF

• The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Pain, Mood, Depression, and Strength in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Sept 2016

• Spinal Card Injury Helped by 2,000 IU of Vitamin D RCT Oct 2016

  • Beck Depression Inventory, the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, Brief Pain Inventory   📄 PDF
• Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury 2006
  • "Osteoporosis is a known consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) and occurs in almost every SCI patient"
  • If have SCI, need Vitamin D to reduce the risk of Osteoporosis.  📄 PDF from Sci-Hub via VitaminDWiki
• Effectiveness of dietary supplements in spinal cord injury subjects April 2017
  • "Moderate-quality evidence supported a beneficial effect of vitamin D, alpha-lipoic acid, and omega-3 supplementation, . . "
  • Publisher want $36 for the PDF, but the references are free
• Vitamin D deficiency in individuals with a spinal cord injury: a literature review. May 2017
  • "Overall, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency seems to be high (range: 32-93%) in this population compared with that in able-bodied persons.The main factors are immobility, low physical activity and bedrest, and therefore not enough exposure to sunlight. In addition, age, skin pigmentation, lesion level, occurrence of pressure ulcers, body mass index, season and latitude appeared to be further determinants for vitamin D deficiency. "
  • 📄 Download the nice PDF from VitaminDWiki
• Effects of progesterone and vitamin D on outcome of patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury; a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study May 2016
  • "Those who received the therapy within 4 hours of injury, had significantly higher motor powers and sensory function 6 months after treatment in progesterone and vitamin D group"
  • 📄 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki
• BLOG: VITAMIN D AND SPINAL CORD INJURY Feb 2018
  • Need to get vitamin D within a week of spinal cord injury - nice chart

VitaminDWiki - Many Neurological Diseases fought by Vitamin D - Dec 2022