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[SCIresearchgirl]

I am doing reseach trials looking at Sleep Disordered Breathing in SCI. We are looking at the fact that many folks with SCI, particularly cervical SCI, develop breathing problems during sleep that leads to the person waking up and thus sleep is disrupted constantly during the night. Many people with cervical SCI have abnormal breathing and low oxygen levels during sleep and are not aware of it. They just know they sleep poorly and feel tired all the time. Our research is being done in Detroit, MI and requires you to spend the night in our Sleep Lab at a major medical center and we monitor your breathing while you sleep. We are looking for people with SCI injuries that are T6 or Higher, and not on a ventilator or trached. We will pay you for your time and travel expenses if you are willing to participate.
If anyone would like to find out more about the studies please feel free to contact me at:
abascoml@med.wayne.edu

Thanks,
Amy

P.S. If you have any experiences to share with me about your breathing problems, sleep apnea, or sleeping problems after high thoracic or cervial SCI I would really appreciate it. The more I understand your issues the more I can target my research to help where help is needed. I've dedicated my career to trying to find treatments for breathing problems after SCI.