Hypotension

Low blood pressure is a condition that affects most people with spinal cord injuries, especially in the critical time following an injury. These studies explore ways to avoid or minimize hypotension in order to reduce its associated health risks. 

Paralysis that affects the large muscles in the legs and arms also hinders the tiny ones surrounding the veins and arteries. These normally constrict when the body is upright so that blood can reach the heart and brain in sufficient volume. But, in people with SCI, blood pressure falls and blood pools in the legs instead. Find out how Dr. Milos Popovic, senior scientist at Toronto Rehab, is conducting research to address the problems caused by this condition, called orthostatic hypotension.

2010                Source: Toronto Rehab +9 Report on Rehabilitation Research,