Spinal Cord Injuries: Management and RehabilitationFrom a hospital admittance to discharge to outpatient rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injuries addresses the wide spectrum of rehabilitation interventions and administrative and clinical issues specific to patients with spinal cord injuries. Comprehensive coverage includes costs, life expectancies, acute care, respiratory care, documentation, goal setting, clinical treatment, complications, and activities of daily living associated with spinal cord patients. In addition to physical therapy interventions and family education components, this resource includes content on incidence, etiology, diagnosis, and clinical features of spinal cord injury.
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NURSING CARE AND EDUCATION FOR and Mary Shea OTR ATP | 37 |
RESPIRATORY TREATMENT 17 FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION 407 | 69 |
PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT TO SPINAL INJURY 430 | 104 |
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Spinal Cord Injuries: Management and Rehabilitation - Pageburst Retail Sue Ann Sisto,Erica Druin,Martha Macht Sliwinski No preview available - 2008 |
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