Harvey, Lisa, Ph. D.

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

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--Wounds and injuries--Physical therapy.
Physical therapists.
Spinal Cord Injuries--physiopathology.
Spinal Cord Injuries--rehabilitation.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Paraplegia--rehabilitation.
Physical Therapy Modalities.

RD594.3 / .H42 2008

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WL 400 / H M