title: Spinal cord injury rehabilitation. 3. Functional outcomes.
abstract: This self-directed learning module highlights new advances in this topic area. It is part of the chapter on spinal cord injury rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article contains information about mobility, ambulation, upper extremity function, bowel management, and technology to enhance function in the community. New advances covered in this section include functional electrical stimulation for enhancing mobility and upper extremity function.
authors.affiliation: Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Formal
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cawley
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stiens
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D001915:Braces; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012007:Rectum / Q000294:innervation; D012648:Self Care; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation