Harvey, Lisa, Ph. D.

Management of spinal cord injuries : a guide for physiotherapists / Lisa Harvey ; foreword by William H. Donovan - Edinburgh ; New York : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008 - 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The bare essentials -- Background information -- A framework for physiotherapy management -- Understanding how people with paralysis perform motor tasks -- Transfers and bed mobility for people with lower limb paralysis -- Wheelchair mobility -- Hand function of people with tetraplegia -- Standing and walking with lower limb paralysis -- Training motor tasks -- Strength training -- Contracture management -- Pain management -- Respiratory management -- Cardiovascular fitness training -- Environmental factors -- Wheelchair seating -- The way forward -- Evidence-based physiotherapy

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Spinal Cord Injuries--rehabilitation
Paraplegia--Rehabilitation
Evidence-Based Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries--physiopathology
Physical Therapy Modalities

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