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Module 8: Spine & Spinal Cord Injuries

Segment 7: The Hospitalized patient with SC

  • Specialty beds, pressure reduction surfaces
  • Bowel and bladder care in the SCI patient
  • Quad coughing
  • Consulting PT, OT, speech and language therapy, physiatry
  • Non-verbal patient communication tools
  • The patient with a Passy-Muir speaking valve
  • Passive range of motion
  • Extremity splints for contracture management
  • Baclofen pumps for spasticity management
  • Assistive devices for communication and function
  • Management of the patient with autonomic dysreflexia
  • Rehabilitation care options