Despite improvements in SCI medical management, rehospitalization rates remain high. It has been estimated that 32% of medical costs in the first 2 years after injury was directly attributed to secondary medical complications and patients with SCI still present a high prevalence of secondary complications many years after their rehabilitation.
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This activity presented by...
Sara Salles, DO
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
College of Medicine
University of...
Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and community integration.
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This activity presented by...
David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions? Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal life. Read More
