Spinal Injuries Association (SIA)

The Spinal Injuries Association is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury.

Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. We are the expert guiding voice for life after spinal cord injury.

Our aim is to reach everyone with a spinal cord injury, to tackle whatever barriers they face, and to connect them to all the help and support they need to flourish in their lives, in the way they want and choose.

What we do

Every two hours, a person’s life is changed when they sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI). Their world – and that of their family – is turned upside-down. Spinal cord injury can be caused by accidents, illnesses and health conditions.

Our NHS helps put newly injured people on the road to rebuilding their lives; we guide them throughout the rest of the journey.

Our holistic approach to supporting people who are spinal cord injured and their loved ones means we provide the time, expertise and connections essential to making pathways towards a fulfilled life.

Clinical support

Our team of SCI clinical specialists, which includes nurses and an occupational therapist, ensure every person with SCI gets the very best care wherever they receive it. The team can advise people with SCI and their loved ones on clinical care, such as bowel and bladder management and skin care, and can help create vitally important documents, such as the potentially life-saving emergency care plans.

Our Core Values

We are COMPASSIONATE… in our response to everyone who comes to us for help.

We are INCLUSIVE… not just in who we support and who works for us, but how we work.

We are COURAGEOUS… bringing our passion, knowledge, skills and commitment to everything we do.

And we are COLLABORATIVE… forging an ever-stronger movement of people and organisations.