Combining 25 years of clinical, research and teaching experience, Dr Lisa Harvey provides an innovative 5-step approach to the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injury. Based on the International Classification of Functioning, this approach emphasises the importance of setting goals which are purposeful and meaningful to the patient. These goals are related to performance of motor tasks analysed in terms of 6 key impairments. The assessment and treatment performance of each of these impairments for people with spinal cord injury is described in the following chapters:
Dr Harvey develops readers' problem-solving skills equipping them to manage all types of spinal cord injuries. Central to these skills is an understanding of how people with different patterns of paralysis perform motor tasks and the importance of differentmuscles for motor tasks such as:
This book is for students and junior physiotherapists with little or no experience in the area of spinal cord injury but with a general understanding of the principles of physiotherapy. It is also a useful tool for experienced clinicians, including those keen to explore the evidence base that supports different physiotherapy interventions. Chapter 1: Background information Chapter 2: A framework for physiotherapy management Section 2: Understanding how people with paralysis perform motor tasks Chapter 3: Transfers and bed mobility for people with lower limb paralysis Chapter 4: Wheelchair mobility Chapter 5: Hand function of people with tetraplegia Chapter 6: Standing and walking with lower limb paralysis Chapter 7: Training Motor tasks Chapter 8: Strength training Chapter 9: Contracture management Chapter 10: Pain management Chapter 11: Respiratory management Chapter 12: Cardiovascular fitness training Section 3: Environmental factors Chapter 13: Wheelchair seating Section 4: The way forward Chapter 14: Evidence-based physiotherapy Appendix: Innervation of muscles
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