title: Role of rehabilitation after spinal cord injury.
abstract: Spinal cord injury rehabilitation strives to provide the opportunity for persons with an acquired disability to lead a fruitful and satisfying personal and vocational life. The delivery of proper rehabilitation care to these patients involves the establishment of a continuum of services that includes the emergency medical system, the acute and rehabilitation hospital stay, and a program for lifetime health maintenance. As the patient regains health and confidence in his abilities, successful adjustment is promoted by separating the disabled person from a dependence on medical systems, redirecting the life focus back to family, and addressing vocational and social issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Rehabilitation), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Frost
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000517:prevention & control; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000517:prevention & control; D010166:Palliative Care; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000517:prevention & control