A to Z: Current Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Over the past century, the remarkable advances in health care have changed the outlook on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The “grim prognosis” has become a story of the past, and today, the life expectancy of the SCI survivors has been comparable to that of general population, and the health care provider...

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Main Authors: Jony Sieman, Mohammad Yusof Ibrahim, Liew, Constance Sat Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23627/1/A%20to%20Z.pdf
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description Over the past century, the remarkable advances in health care have changed the outlook on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The “grim prognosis” has become a story of the past, and today, the life expectancy of the SCI survivors has been comparable to that of general population, and the health care providers are working harder to improve quality of life of SCI patients, whilst various ongoing research are promising for a better healing potentials. At this moment, resources, management strategies and policies are important factors that must be properly managed to further improve the SCI outcomes. As a newcomer, the telerehabilitation system promises to resolve issues on unmet medical needs, financial and manpower constraints, rehabilitation interventions and independence of activities of daily living.
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spelling ums.eprints-236272019-09-30T00:20:00Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23627/ A to Z: Current Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Jony Sieman Mohammad Yusof Ibrahim Liew, Constance Sat Lin R Medicine (General) RB Pathology Over the past century, the remarkable advances in health care have changed the outlook on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The “grim prognosis” has become a story of the past, and today, the life expectancy of the SCI survivors has been comparable to that of general population, and the health care providers are working harder to improve quality of life of SCI patients, whilst various ongoing research are promising for a better healing potentials. At this moment, resources, management strategies and policies are important factors that must be properly managed to further improve the SCI outcomes. As a newcomer, the telerehabilitation system promises to resolve issues on unmet medical needs, financial and manpower constraints, rehabilitation interventions and independence of activities of daily living. 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/23627/1/A%20to%20Z.pdf Jony Sieman and Mohammad Yusof Ibrahim and Liew, Constance Sat Lin (2018) A to Z: Current Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 6 (5). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2329-9096 http://DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000485
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