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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Adults
Author(s): Martha F. Somers, PT, DPT, and Joy Bruce, PT, PhD, Evan T. Cohen PT, PhD, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist; Linda Csiza, PT, DSc, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist; Herb I. Karpatkin, PT, DSc, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes partial or complete paralysis of voluntary musculature innervated caudal to the lesion and results in impaired sensation and abnormalities in muscle tone including spasticity, spasms, clonus, and flaccidity. Spinal cord damage also disrupts functioning of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and endocrine systems. Common sequelae of SCI include (1-7):
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Date: January 10, 2014
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: Clinical Summary
Martha F. Somers, PT, DPT, and Joy Bruce, PT, PhD, Evan T. Cohen PT, PhD, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist; Linda Csiza, PT, DSc, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist; Herb I. Karpatkin, PT, DSc, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist