
Enhancing Care After Spinal Cord Injury, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 36-1 - November 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Camilo M. Castillo Diaz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 9 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 9 1 - 5
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editor Dr. Camilo Castillo brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Enhancing Care After Spinal Cord Injury. Top experts in the field provide important information on the many factors affecting the transition of SCI patients from inpatient to outpatient care, highlighting the multifaceted nature of this process and its significance. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and practical solutions regarding the care of SCI patients, including the importance of a coordinated approach to care and a well-structured transition plan that includes the involvement of non-SCI providers.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including transitioning SCI patients from acute care to rehabilitation; early mobilization strategies in SCI rehabilitation; empowering women’s health after SCI; exploring post-acute care challenges and opportunities in SCI: perspectives from three distinct countries; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on enhancing care after spinal cord injury, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Navigating the Journey: Transitioning Spinal Cord Injuries from Acute Care to Rehabilitation
- Key points
- Section 1–introduction
- Section 2–history
- Section 3–challenges/recommendations
- Section 4 – important clinics care points
- Section 5–case presentations
- Making the Invisible Visible: Understanding Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Disrupted autonomic control following spinal cord injury
- Cardiovascular dysfunctions
- Respiratory dysfunction
- Thermoregulation and sweating dysfunctions
- Neurogenic bowel dysfunction
- Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Evaluation and management of autonomic dysfunctions following spinal cord injury
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Optimizing Musculoskeletal Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: Best Practices in Practice Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neurologic Decline After Spinal Cord Injury
- Key points
- Background
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Managing Neurogenic Bowel After Spinal Cord Injury: A Comprehensive Approach from Inpatient to Outpatient Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- Definitions
- Background
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Managing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections After Spinal Cord Injury: Practical Approaches and Emerging Concepts
- Key points
- Introduction
- EMERGING concepts
- Clinics care points
- Bone Health following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- An Integrated Vision of Sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- History of sexuality and disability: barriers and stigma
- Specific definitions
- Treatment recommendations
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Empowering Women’s Health after Spinal Cord Injuries: A Timely and Practical Update
- Key points
- Epidemiology
- Sexual function
- Pregnancy in women with SCI
- Gynecologic and preventative care
- Menopause in women with spinal chord injury
- Osteoporosis
- Employment, psychosocial and marital status
- Abuse
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Recovery Insights Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Consumer's Perspective
- Key points
- Introduction and methods
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Exploring Post-acute Care Challenges and Opportunities in Spinal Cord Injuries: Perspectives from 3 Distinct Countries: Canada, the United States, and Mexico
- Key points
- Overview
- Mexico
- Canada
- United States
- Clinics care points
- Summary
- Thriving Through Adaptation: Adaptive Sports after Spinal Cord Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Adaptive sports participation: considerations, benefits, and barriers
- Equipment
- Determining sport selection
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Transitioning to Adulthood: Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Care and Beyond
- Key points
- Introduction
- Current evidence
- Body functions—physiologic
- Body functions—psychological
- Participation
- Personal factors—disability identity
- Environmental factors—interpersonal relationships
- Environmental factors—health systems and health care transition interventions
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 36-1
- Published: November 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443297908
- eBook ISBN: 9780443297915
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Camilo M. Castillo Diaz
Affiliations and expertise
Owsley Brown Frazier Endowed Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Fellowship Program Associate Professor, Division of PM&R / Department of Neurological Surgery Board of Directors- American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) UofL Health Frazier Rehabilitation & Neuroscience Center UofL Health - Physicians Restorative Neuroscience UofL School of Medicine Louisville, KY, USA