This is the definitive guide to dealing with the major challenges faced by those with spinal cord injuries, as related to health, finances, and their social support system. It is primarily designed to identify medical and non-medical problems that individuals may face as they live with SCI for a number of years. Medical issues are considered by body system and include discussions of the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal system, the urinary system, the musculoskeletal system, the skin, and psychological issues. Following these discussions there is a section that deals with mobility and transportation issues, including wheelchairs, the selection of vans and minivans, and the usefulness of a fresh look at rehabilitation issues. A section on managing finances includes a chapter on dealing with home health attendants while appendices provide information for caregivers, a glossary of commonly used terms in SCI, and a helpful list of resources. A wealth of practical advice by other people with spinal cord injuries as well as experts in the field has also been provided to help tackle the daily challenges faced by those with SCI.
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Adrian Cristian, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the Spinal Cord Injury Service, Bronx VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
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We live at a time when medical advances have made it possible to live with spinal cord injury (SCI) for many years, and to lead a full, meaningful, and productive life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wheelchair expert, adequate pressure relief, home health attendant, poor trunk control, bowel routine, manual wheelchair, limited hand function, power wheelchair, health attendants, paralyzed veterans, bowel program, modified van, rehab services, seating system, good skin care Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Demos Publications, New York, Whiteneck Gale, Spinal Cord Medicine, Human Kinetics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Consumer Guide, Neurogenic Bowel, The Keys New!
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We live at a time when medical advances have made it possible to live with spinal cord injury (SCI) for many years, and to lead a full, meaningful, and productive life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wheelchair expert, adequate pressure relief, home health attendant, poor trunk control, bowel routine, manual wheelchair, limited hand function, power wheelchair, health attendants, paralyzed veterans, bowel program, modified van, rehab services, seating system, good skin care Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Demos Publications, New York, Whiteneck Gale, Spinal Cord Medicine, Human Kinetics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Consumer Guide, Neurogenic Bowel, The Keys New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Spinal Cord Medicine by Steven Kirshblum MD on 9 pages
- Conditioning with Physical Disabilities by Kevin F. Lockette on 7 pages
- Air Travel (Macdonald New Reference Library) by A. J. Jackson on page 121, and Back Matter
- Fire Safety (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts Of America in Back Matter
- The Respiratory System (The Regents/Prentice Hall Medical Assistant Kit) on page 36
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