Life on Wheels is a guide for living a healthy, active life with a spinal cord injury.  This guide includes considerations for individuals who may have a new or longtime spinal cord injury and discusses tips for living a healthy life while promoting independence. 

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Fitness Components 4
Designing a Program 8
Nutrition 10
Health Complications 12
Wheelchair Basics 14
Sports Chairs 16

Life on Wheels also addresses secondary health conditions such as skin breakdowns, orthostatic hypertension, thermoregulation and autonomic dysreflexia.  This guide will prep you with wheelchair basic knowledge regarding picking out a wheelchair as well as some suggestions of tools and other items to keep on you at all times so that you can be prepared for any unexpected events like a flat tire. Finally, Life on Wheels covers an array of information on wheelchair sports from where you can get a sports chair to where you can find a local chapter of disability sports.