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Abstract
Extensively illustrated and easy to use, this practical resource offers clear guidelines and step-by-step sequences for moving and working with individuals with differing levels of paralysis. It serves as both an ideal student textbook and a valuable clinical manual for therapists who see tetraplegic and paraplegic patients.
- Clear, practical, concise chapters present important information in an easily understandable approach.
- Spiral-bound format enables the book to lay flat for easy reference in the clinical setting or classroom.
- Excellent coverage of wheelchairs and wheelchair management is included.
- All illustrations have been redrawn for increased clarity, to enhance the clinical usefulness of this resource.
- Audit and evidence-based practice is incorporated throughout.
- Discussion of patient empowerment is included.
- The chapter on hands has been expanded to provide more in-depth coverage of this important topic.
- New discussion of levers has been added to this edition.
- New chapter on aging offers insight and considerations for treating aging and elderly patients with spinal cord injury.
- Expanded section on equipment provides details on current and state-of-the-art equipment used in practice.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Tetraplegia and Paraplegia: A Guide for Physiotherapists | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Preface to the sixth edition | ix | ||
| Chapter 1. Spinal cord injury | 1 | ||
| Chapter 2. Physiological effects and their initial management | 13 | ||
| Chapter 3. Patient-centred practice | 31 | ||
| Chapter 4. The acute lesion | 41 | ||
| Chapter 5. Respiratory therapy | 53 | ||
| Chapter 6. Pressure – effects and prevention | 73 | ||
| Chapter 7. Initial physical re-education | 95 | ||
| Chapter 8. Personal independence | 111 | ||
| Chapter 9. The biomechanical principles used in transferring | 129 | ||
| Chapter 10. Basic functional movements | 135 | ||
| Chapter 11. Wheelchairs and wheelchair management | 149 | ||
| Chapter 12. Transfers | 185 | ||
| Chapter 13. Gait training | 215 | ||
| Chapter 14. Ultra-high lesions | 259 | ||
| Chapter 15. The incomplete spinal lesion | 273 | ||
| Chapter 16. Spinal cord injury in children | 319 | ||
| Chapter 17. Ageing with spinal cord injury | 345 | ||
| Chapter 18. Complications | 353 | ||
| Chapter 19. Sport in rehabilitation | 373 | ||
| APPENDICES | 385 | ||
| Appendix 1: ASIA scale (a): Standard neurological classification of spinal cord injury | 387 | ||
| Appendix 2: ASIA scale (b): Functional Independence Measure and impairment scale | 390 | ||
| Appendix 3: Spinal Cord Independence Measure | 391 | ||
| Appendix 4: Major segmental innervation of the muscles of the upper limb | 395 | ||
| Appendix 5: Major segmental innervation of the muscles of the lower limb | 396 | ||
| Appendix 6: Functional independence | 397 | ||
| Appendix 7: Segmental innervation of the skin | 398 | ||
| Appendix 8: Useful addresses and equipment suppliers | 400 | ||
| Further reading | 405 | ||
| Subject Index | 407 |