1) Because of the great amount of available material investigating osteoporosis risk for people with different types of disabilities, I'll be dedicating several months of columns to this issue, which has generated a large volume of reader comments and questions. This month's column focuses on osteoporosis risk in people with spinal cord injury.

Read the entire article at http://www.ncpad.org/378/2120/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~Osteoporosis~Risk
~and~Low~Bone~Mineral~Density~in~People~with~Spinal~Cord~
Injury, and contact Dr. Jennifer Rowland at jenrow@uic.edu or 312-413-1850.

2) Also, look for a new chapter written by Dr. James Rimmer and Swati Shenoy on the "Impact of Exercise on Targeted Secondary Conditions," which has just been published in the Workshop on Disability in America: A New Look by the Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press. The chapter reviews 10 randomized controlled trials involving individuals with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury coupled with the secondary conditions of deconditioning, fatigue, and pain, and provides specific research recommendations for future work. Other chapters include the latest knowledge on models and concepts of disability; trends in disabilities; disability across the age spectrum; and secondary health conditions. To purchase a copy, go to http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11579.html or call 888-624-8373.