A Source Book: Rehabilitating the Person with Spinal Cord Injury

摘要

The report is a source book developed from material presented at a workshop for professional personnel from Veterans Administration (VA) Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Centers. It stresses need for a comprehensive, well-integrated approach to rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury, taking into account the physical, emotional, and sociological problems encountered. A unified effort and positive attitude on the part of the therapeutic team is needed to reach maximum level of rehabilitation. Psycho-social rehabilitation requires counseling for the patient's family and vocational advice for the patient.