Spinal Cord Injury and the Family - Michelle J. Alpert M.D., Saul Wisnia

Spinal Cord Injury and the Family

A New Guide
Buch | Softcover
360 Seiten
2008
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-02715-2 (ISBN)
33,60 inkl. MwSt
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 employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI.
Spinal cord injury, or SCI, is frequently sudden and unexpected—through accident, disease, or violence, patients temporarily lose control of their bodies and, it seems, their lives. With rehabilitation, they can learn to navigate their world once more, retraining muscles and mind to compensate for paralyzed limbs and diminished strength. But as Dr. Michelle Alpert shows here, there is far more to recapturing full, independent lives than regaining movement. Central to long-term success is mending the family unit.

Combining Dr. Alpert’s clinical experience with patients’ own stories, Spinal Cord Injury and the Family is for individuals and their families who must climb back from injury: for the young quad couple, both quadriplegic, who wish to conceive and raise a child; for the paraplegic dad who wants to teach his daughter to drive; for the couple wondering how they can regain the sexual spark in their relationship.

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 employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI. Rich in clinical information and practical advice, the book shows how real patients and their families are living full lives after spinal cord injury.

Michelle J. Alpert, M.D., is Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center and Clinical Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. She was the founder and first director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Saul Wisnia is Senior Publications Editor/Writer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the author of numerous books.

* Foreword by Cindy and Ted Purcell * Abbreviations * Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury * Early Days: The ER, Rehab, and Beyond * Adjusting to SCI: The Return Home * Back to Productivity: Work, School, and Play * Dating after SCI: Out and About * Sexual Function after SCI: The Next Challenge * Couples and Relationship Issues: Making It Work * Fertility and Pregnancy: The Possibilities * Parenting with SCI: Moms and Dads on Wheels * Children and Adolescents with SCI: The Next Generation * Medical Complications of SCI: Do's and Don'ts * Appendix: Spinal Cord Injury by the Numbers * Resources * Suggested Reading * Acknowledgments * Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.6.2008
Reihe/Serie The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides
Vorwort Cindy and Ted Purcell
Zusatzinfo 10 line illustrations, 1 table
Verlagsort Cambridge, Mass
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-674-02715-9 / 0674027159
ISBN-13 978-0-674-02715-2 / 9780674027152
Zustand Neuware
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