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.