In her book Spinal Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation) Dr. EDELLE C. FIELD-FOTE, PH.D., P.T. Associate Professor, Departments of Physical Therapy and Neurological Surgery University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine presents an evidenced-based guide to the state-of-the-art in spinal cord rehabilitation. In the book, an expert team of clinicians address new scientific knowledge and technological advances proven to maximize restoration of function in individuals with SCI.
Dr Field Forte describes Neurologic Physical Therapy at the Nexus of Recovery, Restoration, and Regeneration proven by the growing recognition in both clinical practice and research that movement experience is a necessary component of optimal neural recovery.
The book offers therapists
* Guidance to interpret the ever-changing research literature and to assess clinical trials.
* Discusses how neural circuitry changes as a consequence of SCI, how neural activity may be used to predict prognosis, and what interventions might aid in restoration of appropriate neural organization.
* Identifies individuals who might benefit from implanted systems for electrical stimulation to assist with a wide variety of functions, as well as the limitations of these devices.
* Provide a stepwise guide for assessing motor, sensory, and functional status.
* Describes the skills and techniques that facilitate the use of available motor capacity for maximum function.
* Outlines the role of intensive, task-specific training to improve arm and hand function and techniques to promote locomotor function.
The HandTutor system enables therapists to customize the exercise practice to a level slightly above the patient’s movement ability. This allows the augmented feedback in the virtual rehabilaition tasks to motivate the patients improve their hand movement ability during intensive practice.
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