How we write, source, review, date, and correct our content — and how we combine lived spinal cord injury experience with published clinical guidance.
SCI.help exists to make the practical knowledge of living with SCI easy to find. Every article is built on two foundations: first-hand lived experience, and published clinical guidance from recognized authorities. We aim to be honest, practical, and accurate — and clear about which parts come from research and which from hard-won personal experience.
Our articles are written by Jason Moore, the founder of SCI.help, who lives with an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (central cord syndrome). He writes from direct experience of bladder and bowel management, neuropathic pain, spasticity, autonomic dysreflexia, rehabilitation, and the realities of daily life with SCI — and cross-checks the clinical details against published guidance. Every article shows its author.
When an article describes clinical topics — symptoms, risks, management options, warning signs — we ground it in recognized, authoritative sources:
Where we cite specific guidance, we link to the source so you can read it yourself. We clearly distinguish general lived-experience tips from clinical recommendations, and we avoid presenting personal experience as universal medical fact.
We are committed to clinical accuracy. Medical content is written from lived experience and verified against the published guidelines above. We are actively recruiting SCI-specialized clinicians — physiatrists, urologists, physical and occupational therapists, and rehabilitation nurses — to formally review our articles.
When a qualified clinician has reviewed an article, that article will display a clear "Medically reviewed by [name, credentials]" line and reviewer information in its page data. We will never imply professional medical review that has not actually taken place.
If you're an SCI-specialized clinician willing to review content for accuracy, please reach out through our community or contact channels.
Every article displays a "last reviewed" date. We review medical content on a regular cycle and whenever clinical guidance changes, and we update the date when an article is meaningfully revised. Spinal cord injury care evolves, and we treat keeping content current as part of keeping it safe.
If you spot an error — clinical, factual, or otherwise — please tell us through the community forum or our contact channels. We take corrections seriously, fix confirmed errors promptly, and update the article's reviewed date when we do.
SCI.help is independent. We disclose affiliate links on equipment pages, and a company's money never influences what we recommend — the community decides what's good, not advertisers. There are no ads on this site and never will be.
SCI.help provides general health information for educational purposes. Nothing on this site constitutes medical advice, and spinal cord injury management is highly individual — what works for one person may be wrong for another. Always discuss significant health decisions with your care team, ideally a physician with SCI expertise. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
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