The only review book currently available in this complex field, Spinal Cord Injury: Board Review focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries and dysfunction. Focused, high-yield content prepares you for success on exams and in practice, with up-to-date coverage of related injury assessment and management, acute and preventive medical care, common complications, physical, psychological, and vocational disabilities and complications-all equipping you to work as part of an interdisciplinary team with patients of all ages on a lifelong basis. Edited and written by seasoned authors and physicians in PM&R, this unique review tool is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners studying or working in the field and preparing to take the spinal cord injury medicine exam.
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Supports self-assessment and review with 200+ board-style questions and explanations.��
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Includes questions on patient management including patient evaluation and diagnosis, prognosis/risk factors, and applied science.��
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Features chapters dedicated to key topics such as anatomy and imaging of the spinal cord; sexual and reproductive health; pressure injuries; pain management; and nutrition, endocrine and immune function in spinal cord injury and dysfunction.�
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Covers all aspects of rehabilitation in spinal cord injury medicine including functional assessment, exercise and modalities, mobility, ADLs, speech, communication and swallowing.�
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Ensures efficient, effective review with content written by experts in physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry and psychology and a format that mirrors the sub-specialty board exam outline.�
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Contains references to primary literature that support the answers provided.�
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�
Table of Contents
Table of Contents - to be finalisedQuestions included with each chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Spinal Cord Injury Boards
Chapter 2: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention of SCI
Chapter 3: Anatomy and Imaging of the Spinal Cord
Chapter 4: Assessment, Classification and Prognosis of Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 5: Acute Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 6: Cardiovascular Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 7: Pulmonary Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 8: Gastrointestinal Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 9: Genitourinary Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 10: Sexual and Reproductive Health in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 11: Musculoskeletal Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 12: Neurological Complications of Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 13: Pressure Injuries
Chapter 14: Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 15: Nutrition, Endocrine and Immune Function in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 17: Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury
- (reflecting the current board distribution of 10% of the exam being on these topics).
- Includes functional assessment, exercise and modalities (therapeutic exercise, functional estim, modalities, non-traditional therapies), mobility (gait, ambulation/lower extremity orthoses, wheelchairs/other mobility devices, transfers, positioning, and sitting balance), ADLs (adaptive equipment/functional orthosis, architectural adaptations, tendon transfers, environmental control technology), and speech and communication
Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Topics in Spinal Cord Injury
- Includes participation/living with SCI (recreation and sports, community access and driving, vocational rehabilitation, social issues), healthcare systems (rehabilitation team, patient safety, medico-legal issues, advocacy, practice management), clinical and basic science (research and statistical methods, neural injury/regeneration), spinal orthosis, ethics and professionalism, and electrodiagnostic assessment.
