Management and Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries

This comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the rehabilitation care of persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders draws on the ever-expanding scientific and clinical evidence base to provide clinicians with the knowledge needed in order to make optimal management decisions during the acute, subacut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ko, Hyun-Yoon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:2nd ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Development and functional anatomy of the spinal cord
  • 3. Kinesiology and kinematics of extremities for functional retraining
  • 4. Functional goals according to the level of injury
  • 5. Biomechanics of the spinal cord
  • 6. Fractures of the spine
  • 7. Imaging of spinal cord injuries
  • 8. Pharmacotherapy in spinal cord medicine
  • 9. Physical and neurolgocial examination of spinal cord injuries
  • 10. Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries
  • 11. Standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injuries
  • 12. Spinal shock and its clinical implications. 13. Acute phase management of spinal cord injuries
  • 14. Nontraumatic spinal cord injuries
  • 15. Incomplete syndromes
  • 16. Cauda equina and conus medullaris injuries
  • 17. Posttraumatic syringomyelia
  • 18. Automonic nervous system in spinal cord injuries
  • 19. Cardiovascular dysfunctions
  • 20. Respiratory dysfunction and care
  • 21. Autonomic dysreflexia
  • 22. Orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension
  • 23. Venous thromboembolism: prevention and treatment
  • 24. Electrolyte disorder
  • 25. Metabolic syndrome
  • 26. Voiding dysfunction and genitourinary complications
  • 27. Bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications
  • 28. Sexuality changes
  • 29. Pressure injuries
  • 30. Thermoregulatory dysfunction
  • 31. Spasticity
  • 32. Heterotopic ossification
  • 33. Pain types and taxonomy
  • 34. Child spinal cord injuries/lesions
  • 35. Elderly spinal cord injuries
  • 36. Dual injury
  • 37. Sleep disorders
  • 38. Neurodeterioration
  • 39. Psychological intervention
  • 40. Upper extremity intervention
  • 41. Walking dysfunction
  • 42. Wheelchairs and wheelchair mobility
  • 43. Follow-up care of spinal cord injuries