Tetraplegia and Paraplegia
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Tetraplegia and Paraplegia

A Guide for Physiotherapists

  1. 428 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Tetraplegia and Paraplegia

A Guide for Physiotherapists

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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.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Tetraplegia and Paraplegia: A Guide for Physiotherapists
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface to the sixth edition
  7. Chapter 1. Spinal cord injury
  8. Chapter 2. Physiological effects and their initial management
  9. Chapter 3. Patient-centred practice
  10. Chapter 4. The acute lesion
  11. Chapter 5. Respiratory therapy
  12. Chapter 6. Pressure – effects and prevention
  13. Chapter 7. Initial physical re-education
  14. Chapter 8. Personal independence
  15. Chapter 9. The biomechanical principles used in transferring
  16. Chapter 10. Basic functional movements
  17. Chapter 11. Wheelchairs and wheelchair management
  18. Chapter 12. Transfers
  19. Chapter 13. Gait training
  20. Chapter 14. Ultra-high lesions
  21. Chapter 15. The incomplete spinal lesion
  22. Chapter 16. Spinal cord injury in children
  23. Chapter 17. Ageing with spinal cord injury
  24. Chapter 18. Complications
  25. Chapter 19. Sport in rehabilitation
  26. APPENDICES
  27. Further reading
  28. Subject Index