Africa Health Knowledge Management Portal
Informing Health Decisions and Actions
International Perspectives on Spinal Cord Injury
Community Engagement
Disability and Rehabilitation
Description
The report contains the best available scientific evidence about strategies to reduce the incidence of spinalcord injury, particularly from traumatic causes. The report also discusses how the health system can respond effectively to people who are injured. Finally, the report discusses how personal adjustment and relationships can be supported, how barriers in the environmentcan be removed, and how individuals with spinal cord injury can gain access to schools, universities and workplaces.