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PARAPLEGIC [28 records]

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Record 1 2023-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A person who is permanently unable to move or feel the legs or lower half of the body because of injury or illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Personne atteinte [de] paralysie des deux membres inférieurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
OBS

parapléjico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las palabras "tetrapléjico", "parapléjico" y "hemipléjico" se escriben con jota, no con ge.

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Record 2 2023-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Qui est atteint de paralysie des deux membres inférieurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
OBS

parapléjico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las palabras "tetrapléjico", "parapléjico" y "hemipléjico" se escriben con jota, no con ge.

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Record 3 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sports (General)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

An athlete presenting flaccid or spastic paralysis of the lower limbs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Athlète atteint de paralysie des membres inférieurs.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

Spinal Cord Injury BC (SCI BC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries, and with related disabilities, adjust, adapt and thrive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

[Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s] mission is to assist people with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance and full community participation.

OBS

Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario : name of the association from 1945 to 2012.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

Association canadienne des paraplégiques Ontario : nom de l'organisme de 1945 à 2012.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités provinciales y no gubernamentales canadienses
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
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Record 6 2018-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

[Its] mission is to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance and full community participation.

OBS

Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan was founded nationally in 1945, by a group of paralyzed veterans who formed a network of peers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

CPA (NS) provides a range of comprehensive, equitable and holistic services for persons with SCI [(spinal cord injury)] and other mobility disabilities, as well as their families and friends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
OBS

In 2010, the Foundation for Spinal Cord Research joined forces with the Quebec Paraplegic Association and became MEMO-Qc [Moelle épinière et motricité Québec].

Key term(s)
  • Spinal Cord Research Foundation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Vertèbres et moelle
OBS

En 2010, la FReMÉ unit ses forces avec l'Association des paraplégiques du Québec et devient [...] Moelle épinière et motricité Québec [MEMO-Qc].

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

MEMO-Qc ... is a nonprofit organization. [The] primary mission is to promote the autonomy of people with spinal cord injuries, but [the organization] also offers services to all Quebecers living with a disability. To improve the quality of life of its members, MEMO-Qc works in four fields: social integration, employability, advocacy and research support.

OBS

In 2010, the Quebec Paraplegic Association(QPA) joined forces with the [Foundation for Spinal Cord Research] and became MEMO-Qc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

Moelle épinière et motricité Québec [...] est un organisme à but non lucratif. [Sa] mission est de favoriser l'autonomie des personnes blessées médullaires, mais aussi plus globalement de tous les Québécois et les Québécoises vivant avec un handicap. Pour améliorer la qualité de vie de toutes ces personnes, MEMO-Qc intervient dans quatre champs d'activités : l'intégration sociale, l'employabilité, la défense des droits et intérêts collectifs ainsi que le soutien à la recherche.

OBS

En 2010, l'Association des paraplégiques du Québec (APQ) unit ses forces avec la Fondation pour la recherche sur la moelle épinière (FReMÉ) et devient Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (MEMO-Qc).

Spanish

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Record 10 2017-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

In 2010, the [QPA] joined forces with the Spinal Cord Research Foundation to become Moelle Épinière et Motricité Québec (MEMO-Qc).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

En 2010, l'APQ unit ses forces avec la Fondation pour la recherche sur la moelle épinière et devient Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (MEMO-Qc).

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

SCI NL helps people with spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and other disabilities and their families adjust, adapt and thrive in their new lives [by] providing unique program and services to individuals to help with employment, education, career planning and community reintegration.

Key term(s)
  • Spinal Cord Injury NL

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Key term(s)
  • Spinal Cord Injury NL

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

A medium-sized provincial organization overseen by Spinal Cord Injury Canada. [Its mission is] to respond to the needs of people with spinal cord injuries and their families in New Brunswick.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Paraplegic Association(New Brunswick) Incorporated
  • Canadian Paraplegic Association(New Brunswick)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

[Organisme dont la mission est] de fournir des services innovateurs et de développer une réforme progressiste de la politique publique afin de promouvoir l'indépendance et la pleine participation communautaire de personnes atteintes d'une lésion médullaire ou d'une incapacité liée à la mobilité.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Paraplegic Association (New Brunswick) Incorporated
  • Canadian Paraplegic Association (New Brunswick)

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

Mission: To assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance, and full community participation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

Énoncé de mission : Aider les personnes qui ont une lésion médullaire ou une autreincapacité physique à devenir autonomes et autosuffisantes et à participer pleinement à la vie de la société.

Spanish

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Record 14 2012-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Nervous System
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

This study describes responses of 21 wheelchair users to a continuous, increasing work rate test to exhaustion on a wheelchair ergometer.... Subjects were divided into tetraplegic(n=8), high-lesion paraplegic(n=6), and low-lesion paraplegic(n=7)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Nervous System
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

This study describes responses of 21 wheelchair users to a continuous, increasing work rate test to exhaustion on a wheelchair ergometer.... Subjects were divided into tetraplegic(n=8), high-lesion paraplegic(n=6), and low-lesion paraplegic(n=7)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 16 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

published by the British Columbia Paraplegic Association. Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par la British Columbia Paraplegic Association.

Spanish

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Record 17 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
OBS

E. Exercise chair. Especially designed for administration of progressive resistance exercises or reciprocal motion exercises for the hemiplegic, paraplegic, geriatric, amputee, arthritic or orthopedic patient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
OBS

E.Fauteuil de rééducation. Ce fauteuil (...) a bénéficié des améliorations successives apportées aux 1200 exemplaires actuellement en service (...)

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

Our mission ... to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self reliance and full community participation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 19 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Summit Titles
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

Organized by the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University and the Canadian Paraplegic Association. Held at the Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Saturday, May 15th to Monday, May 17th, 1999.

Key term(s)
  • Research to Action - Working Together for the Integration of Canadians with Disabilities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de sommets
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

Organisé par le Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University et l'Association canadienne des paraplégiques. S'est tenu à la Saint Mary's University, Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) du 15 au 17 mai 1999.

Key term(s)
  • De la recherche à l'action - Travaillons ensemble à l'intégration des Canadiens et des Canadiennes handicapés

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

Publication of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

Publication de l'Association canadienne des paraplégiques.

Spanish

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Record 21 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
OBS

A person suffering from cerebral palsy.... Those afflicted with the various forms of paralysis described under "spasticity" may be termed : hemiplegic, monoplegic, paraplegic, quadriplegic and triplegic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Personne souffrant d'infirmité motrice cérébrale. [...] Les sujets regroupés sous le terme "spastique" peuvent être respectivement monoplégique, hémiplégique, paraplégique, triplégique, quadriplégique.

Key term(s)
  • spasmodique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Músculos y tendones
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 22 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

Publication of the Canadian Paraplegic Association(Ontario).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

Publication de la Canadian Paraplegic Association (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 23 1999-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Nervous System
OBS

Fredericton.

Key term(s)
  • New Brunswick Paraplegic Foundation
  • Paraplegic Foundation of New Brunswick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

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Record 24 1994-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
CONT

(...) the advantage of using a reciprocating gait orthosis in a paraplegic rather than a Scott-Craig orthosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses

Spanish

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Record 25 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

International French-Speaking Association of Paraplegic Therapy Groups is not an english translation

Key term(s)
  • International French-Speaking Association of Paraplegic Therapy Groups

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 26 1987-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
OBS

Angiography of the spinal cord research achievements and orientation after 10 years’ experience (Acta radiol. diagn. 13, 1972 (1973), pp. 771-791)

OBS

spinal cord injury research : Canadian Paraplegic Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Vertèbres et moelle
OBS

Association canadienne des paraplégiques.

Spanish

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Record 27 1985-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 28 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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