Libro De Las Heridas De La Columna Verrtebral

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The following information is reproduced from the Handbook of Spinal Cord Injuries, 2nd Edition, produced by the Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital District Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This edition was published in 2001. The aim of this handbook is to provide you with as much information as possible on Spinal Cord Injury(SCI) and the rehabilitation associated with it. As no two spinal cord injuries are the same, some of the information may not apply to you and there will probably be some sections that you will find unnecessary to read. By its very nature, this handbook can only be a general overview, and should only be used a guide. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsiblefor making their own assessment of the material presented. The information does not constitute professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. If you have particular questions about problems or issues relating specifically to you, please contact your doctor, health professional or one of the staff of the Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service. Material contained herein may bereproduced in it’s entirety and distributed free of charge to interested parties. © 2002 Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service

HANDBOOK of SPINAL CORD INJURIES
2nd Edition

QUEENSLAND SPINAL CORD INJURIES SERVICE (QSCIS)

PREFACE
The aim of this handbook is to provide you with as much information as possible on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and the rehabilitation associated with it. As no twospinal cord injuries are the same, some of the information may not apply to you and there will probably be some sections that you will find unnecessary to read. There are also sections that apply when you are first injured and some that will not apply until much later, when you leave the Spinal Injuries Unit – again do not feel that you need to read all the sections in one sitting. We have tried tokeep medical “jargon” to a minimum and where medical terms have been used they are explained in easy to understand language as well. There are many other associated organisations, services, resources and contacts that we think may be useful for you to know about. These are listed in various parts of this handbook. To make it easier, we have put the contact numbers of all of these into one place inChapter Five. By its very nature, this handbook can only be a general overview. If you have particular questions about problems relating specifically to you, please contact your doctor, health professional or one of the staff of the Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service.

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INTRODUCTION TO SECOND EDITION
This second edition of the “Handbook of Spinal Cord Injuries” has been produced by theQueensland Spinal Cord Injury Service (QSCIS) to help you to understand the changes that have occurred in your body because of the spinal cord injury and to help you stay healthy after your injury. The handbook has been completely reviewed to give you the most up to date information available. Many of the sections from the last edition have been kept and some new parts have been added. We haveattempted to make it easier to read and more user friendly. We would be happy to hear what you think and the ways that you think it could be improved even more. In recent years in Queensland, along with the Spinal Injuries Unit we have been lucky enough to have two new programs to improve the help that we can give to people after they have had a spinal cord injury. These programs are called theTransitional Rehabilitation Program (TRP) and the Spinal Outreach Team (SPOT). They assist people once they leave hospital so the transition between hospital and home is easier and so that people have more help and support if they have any problems. We are very proud of these programs and we hope that you find them helpful if you need to use them. There is more information on the programs later in...