Related Special Services

Related Special Services for People with Spinal Cord Injury or Illness

At MedStar NRH, we provide a host of important programs and services that address the physical, emotional and social needs of people with spinal cord injury to help them live full and healthy lives.

• SCI Peer Mentor program
• SCI Peer Support Group
• Mobility Equipment Specialists (MedStar NRH/DME)
• Spasticity Clinic, including intrathecal baclofen pump management
• Driver Training Program
• Seating and Mobility Clinic
• Local United Spinal Chapter D.C.

Make an Appointment

For more information about the Spinal Cord Program at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, please call

202-877-1152

Specialists

• Lorraine Vinci PSYD
  Co-Director - Spinal Cord Program
• Pamela Ballard, MD
  Attending - Spinal Cord Program
• Suzanne Groah, MD
  Director of SCI Research
• Richard Zorowitz, MD
  Attending - Outpatient Clinic

Patient Resources

• Emergency Preparedness
• Managing Spinal Cord Injury (NRH Press publication) 
• How To Videos Library
• Spinal Cord Injury Program Flyer
• The Reeve Foundation
• The Rick Hansen Institute
• Paralyzed Veterans of America