Our events

Ongoing Weekly Online Coffee Meet & Greets

We are hosting online three meetings per week – Tuesday at 2pm; Wednesday at 1pm and Thursday at 1pm – these meetings are open to all our members. Read more

FACE-TO-FACE COFFEE MEETS ARE BACK!

FACE TO FACE COFFEE MEETS We are over the moon to welcome you back to our face-to-face peer support coffee meets. Not to worry though, our virtual meets will continue to go ahead too! Read more

Dumfries BBQ and Family Fun Day

Please Join Spinal Injuries Scotland and Dumfries & Galloway Wheelchair Athletics BBQ & Family Fun Day 27th August 2022, 12 - 4pm @ David Keswick Centre, Marchmount, Dumfries DG1 1PX Read more

Dundee Dragons & Spinal Injuries - Scotland Sports Day and BBQ

Dundee Dragons & Spinal Injuries Scotland Sports Day and BBQ Come along and try new sports, meet new people and eat yummy food! Read more

Winter Dinner Dance 2022

Digby Brown Winter Dinner Dance 2022 Read more

Castle Semple BBQ and Watersports Day 2023

We are hosting our annual BBQ and activities day at Castle Semple. Come along and try kayaking, hand biking, sailing and canoeing totally free! Read more

Latest

Conus Medullaris Syndrome

Here a fracture of the T11/T12 vertebra has damaged the spinal cord at the level of the 5th Lumbar nerve.
Posterior Cord Syndrome

This is a very rare incomplete injury and usually is caused by a medical mishap such as a tumour or lack of blood supply.
Anterior Cord Syndrome

Caused by the fractured vertebra crushing the front of the spinal cord.
Central Cord Syndrome

As we get older we develop arthritis in our neck with the ligaments, discs and joints of the neck stiffening, and osteophytes (extra bone formations) forming within the spinal canal.