Overview
This specialized book will provide physiatrists and rehabilitation specialists with a practical guide to applying functional anatomy principles in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. The book will focus on anatomy that matters clinically, interpreting symptoms, limitations, and recovery patterns based on detailed anatomical characteristics, with a particular focus on spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Key topics will include essential functional neuroanatomy of the spinal cord, musculoskeletal anatomy integrated with biomechanics and kinesiology, functional anatomy applied to bowel/bladder dysfunction, respiratory dysfunction, dysphagia, and extremity limitations after spinal cord injury. Featuring a clinical focus, original illustrations, key concept callouts, and perspectives from an expert clinician-educator, this book will enable readers to translate anatomical knowledge directly into improved rehabilitation strategies and outcomes. It fills the need for a practical functional anatomy resource tailored specifically to spinal cord injury rehabilitation for physiatrists and rehabilitation professionals.
Full Product Details
Author: Hyun-Yoon Ko
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN: 9789819564569
ISBN 10: 9819564565
Pages: 678
Publication Date: 28 February 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Author Information
Dr. Hyun-Yoon Ko (author) is a specialist in rehabilitation medicine, focusing on spinal cord injury, and a professor emeritus from Pusan National University College of Medicine since his retirement. He is a fellow of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) and an official member of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. After graduating from Pusan National University College of Medicine, Dr. Ko trained in rehabilitation medicine at Hanyang University Hospital. He established the Department of Rehab Medicine at Kosin University College of Medicine, and later founded the department at Pusan National University Hospital and Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital. Dr. Ko studied spinal cord injury rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University and spinal injury centers in the UK. He served as the inaugural director of the Rehab Hospital of Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital and chaired the Korean Association of Rehab Medicine's specialist exam committee. Dr. Ko has held leadership roles with the Korean Spinal Cord Injury Association, Korean Clinical Pain Association, and Korean Geriatric Rehab Medicine Association.
