In this issue:

UNTANGLING SPINAL CORD COMPLICATIONS
No one wants to worry about the possibility of losing more function or suffering from increased pain, but scar tissue and cysts in and on the spinal cord can cause just that for a small percentage of people with SCI. ALI INGERSOLL went to China because she feared a cyst would destroy her quality of life. She shares the good, the bad and the weird that came from her sojourn abroad. TIM GILMER talks with Ingersoll and other wheelers dealing with these unfortunate circumstances to learn how to handle spinal cord complications. Gilmer also interviews Dr. Wise Young and Dr. David Darrow to better understand how researchers are working to restore function.

SHOULDER SAGACITY
BOB VOGEL chronicles the long road to recovery for four people who underwent surgery to repair their rotator cuffs. He and TIM GILMER cover what you can do to make your rehab less stressful.

REMEMBERING MARCA
The disability community lost one of its best when longtime activist and advocate Marca Bristo passed Sept. 8. MIKE ERVIN looks back at what made her so powerful.

FALCONRY
Who needs an aerie when you’ve got a wheelchair? BOB VOGEL tests his mettle handling birds of prey.