Spinal Cord Injury and the Family : : A New Guide / / Saul Wisnia, Michelle J. Alpert.
Combining clinical experience with patients' own stories, the authors cover the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the "what now?" questions-from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employ...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury
- 2. Early Days: The ER, Rehab, and Beyond
- 3. Adjusting to SCI: The Return Home
- 4. Back to Productivity: Work, School, and Play
- 5. Dating after SCI: Out and About
- 6. Sexual Function after SCI: The Next Challenge
- 7. Couples and Relationship Issues: Making It Work
- 8. Fertility and Pregnancy: The Possibilities
- 9. Parenting with SCI: Moms and Dads on Wheels
- 10. Children and Adolescents with SCI: The Next Generation
- 11. Medical Complications of SCI: Do's and Don'ts
- Appendix: Spinal Cord Injury by the Numbers
- Resources
- Suggested Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index