Spinal cord injury and the family : a new guide /

Combining Dr. Alpert's clinical experience with patients' own stories, Spinal Cord Injury and the Family is for individuals and their families who must climb back from injury: for the young quad couple, both quadriplegic, who wish to conceive and raise a child; for the paraplegic dad who w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alpert, Michelle J., 1966-
Other Authors: Wisnia, Saul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Series:Harvard University Press family health guides.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to spinal cord injury
  • Early days : ER, rehab, and beyond
  • Adjusting to SCI : the return home
  • Back to productivity : work, school, and play
  • Dating after SCI : out and about
  • Sexual function after SCI : the next challenge
  • Couples and relationship issues : making it work
  • Fertility and pregnancy : the possibilities
  • Parenting with SCI : moms and dads on wheels
  • Children and adolescents with SCI : the next generation
  • Medical complications of SCI : do's and don'ts.