Overview
Fully updated and revised, the second edition of Spinal Cord Injury is the definitive guide for people with SCI and their families. Combining first-person accounts with up-to-date medical information, the book addresses all aspects of spinal cord injury-recovery and coping, sex and family matters, transportation and housing, employment and leisure-and reviews the challenges encountered by people with spinal cord injury throughout their lives. The authors explain how spinal cord injury affects physical functioning and the impact of physical changes on emotions and social life. They offer a holistic approach to recovery that incorporates all aspects of living and emphasizes achieving optimal health, personal fulfillment, and meaningful family and social relationships. The new edition of this helpful book includes a completely revised chapter on recovery and regeneration research, stem cell research, and activity-based therapies. New information is offered on medical and rehabilitative care of children and adolescents as well as preventative health measures for people of all ages living with spinal cord injury. The book includes expanded ideas and resources for socializing, travel, sports and recreation.
Full Product Details
Author: Sara Palmer, PhD (Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University) ,
Kay Harris Kriegsman, PhD ,
Jeffrey B. Palmer, MD (Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Professor, Director, and Physiatrist-in-Chief and, The Johns Hopkins Hospital) ,
John W. McDonald, III
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: second edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9780801887789
ISBN 10: 080188778
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 25 July 2008
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9780801863530
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Written in a compelling manner that is easy to read, the book begins from a medical perspective, with an informative description of what to expect immediately following injury. An excellent resource, both for survivors and also for those providing support and assistance. - SCI access A comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by both the newly injured and those who have longer experience in coping with the multitude of changes that occur following a spinal cord injury. - Rehabilitation Nursing This book does a very good job of taking someone from the moment of injury, to hospital and rehabilitation, and into adjusting to life and relationships with a disability. - Disability Studies Quarterly
Author Information
Sara Palmer, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disabilities, and a consultant on disability issues. Jeffrey B. Palmer, M.D., is a professor in and director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
