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cover image - Spinal Cord Injuries - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323092005
Copyright: 2009
Publication Date: 01-28-2008
Page Count: 608
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $91.99

Spinal Cord Injuries - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition

by Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, Erica Druin, MPT and Martha Macht Sliwinski, PT, MA, PhD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card

cover image - Spinal Cord Injuries - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323092005
Copyright: 2009
Publication Date: 01-28-2008
Page Count: 608
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $91.99
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    • Case Studies with clinical application thinking exercises help you apply knowledge from the book to real life situations.
    • Thoroughly referenced, evidence-based content provides the best evidence for treatment based on the most current research.
    • Tables and boxes throughout each chapter organize and summarize important information for quick reference.
    • Clinical Note boxes provide at-a-glance access to helpful tips.
    • Over 500 clinical photos, line drawings, radiographs, and more bring important concepts to life.
    • Highly respected experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, editors Sue Ann Sisto, Erica Druin, and Martha Sliwinski, provide authoritative guidance on the foundations and principles of practice for spinal cord injury.
    • Companion DVD includes video clips of the techniques described throughout the book that demonstrate how to apply key concepts to practice.
  • Introduction: Profiles in Courage and Hope

    1. Understanding Spinal Cord Injury and Advances in Recovery

    2. Medical Management and Complications of Spinal Cord Injury

    3. Nursing Care and Education for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

    4. Respiratory Treatment and Equipment

    5. Psychological Adjustments to Spinal Cord Injury

    6. Evaluation

    7. Intervention Principles and Position Changes

    8. Transfer Techniques

    9. Activities of Daily Living

    10. Management of the Upper Limb in Individuals with Tetraplegia

    11. Seating and Positioning

    12. Assessment and Match for Effective Assistive Technology

    13. Using Assistive Technology

    14. Accessible Home Modification and Durable Medical Equipment

    15. Wheelchair Skills

    16. Ambulation

    17. Functional Electrical Stimulation

    18. Exercise and Fitness with Spinal Cord Injury

    19. Sports and Recreation for People with Spinal Cord Injury

    20. Wheel Chair Transportation and Safety

    21. Transportation and Community Access

    22. Functional and Psychosocial Aspects of Aging with SCI

    23. Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury
  • Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Research Director, Division of Rehabilitation Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Research Scientist III, Human Performance and Movement Analysis Laboratory, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center, West Orange, NJ; Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Health Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Erica Druin, MPT, Clinical Specialist, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland, Rockville, MD and Martha Macht Sliwinski, PT, MA, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy, Columbia University, New York, NY
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