Resources for people with SCI

Physical activity examples

Swimming, wheeling, home-based exercise, organized sports like wheelchair basketball and tennis…and lots more. The resources (e.g., websites, videos) below may help you to find examples of activities that work for you.

SCI Specific Resources – Videos

• SCI Action Canada: Knowledge Mobilization Training Series
• SCI Action Canada: Paraplegia strength training videos
• SCI Action Canada: Tetraplegia strength training videos

SCI Specific Resources – SCIRE Videos

The following videos are created by SCIRE Project.

• Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury: Why Do It?
• Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury: How to Begin?
• Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury: What to Consider?
• Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury: How to Adapt Equipment

Safety tips

Safety should be top of mind when you begin your physical activity. Staying safe will help to prevent injury and let you feel more confident when you’re active. Resources below can give you more practical tips to be active safely.

SCI Specific Resources

• Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System
• Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System: Tips for Choosing the Right Wheelchair

Other Resources

• Catalogue of Resources for Health and Recreation Practitioners
• Discover Accessible Fitness: A Wheelchair User’s Guide for Using Fitness Equipment
• Easter Seals Kids at School: Parent Tips on Transition of Equipment
• Physical Activity, Active Living, and Sport Resource Catalogue
• Wheelchair Basketball: Wheelchair Maintenance

Physical activity support during COVID-19 pandemic

• Get In Motion: Free Telephone-based Physical Activity Coaching for Canadian adults with a physical disability