Inpatient and Postdischarge Rehabilitation Services Provided in the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury: Findings From the SCIRehab Study

In the March edition of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr. Whiteneck and his group from Craig Hospital Engelwood NJ look at the break down in rehabilaition treatments given before and after hospital discharge for Spinal Cord Injury patient. The group found that of the total hours spent on these rehabilitation interventions during the first year after injury, 44% occurred after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants received 56% of their PT hours after discharge and 52% of their OT hours.
The HandTutor, ArmTutor and LegTutor system is being used by OT's and PT's with SCI patietns both in acute, sub acute, outpatient and home care environments.