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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
The acute phase of Spinal Cord Injury takes place


== Multidisciplinary Teams ==
“Regardless of the physical ability of a person with SCI, he or she can still be in control of directing others to assist in this task unless the person with the SCI is cognitively or intellectually impaired” (Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals ([[/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582434/#i1079-0268-31-4-408-b85|Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, 2000]]). )
 
== Multidisciplinary Teams in SCI ==
 
 
The multidisciplinary team during the acute phase can consist of:
 
# Surgeon – spine  / neurology / orthopaedics
# Physician – rehabilitation, other specialists (intensivist and neurologist)
# Nurse
# Physiotherapist
# Occupational therapist
# Speech Therapist
# Social worker
# Clinical psychologist
# <br />The characteristics of a multidisciplinary team:
#* Discipline specific goals
#* Progress is communicated through documentation and regular team meetings – it is therefore important to encourage meetings between the team members on a regular basis
#* The attending-physician is generally the team leader


== The Role of the OT in SCI ==
== The Role of the OT in SCI ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

The acute phase of Spinal Cord Injury takes place

“Regardless of the physical ability of a person with SCI, he or she can still be in control of directing others to assist in this task unless the person with the SCI is cognitively or intellectually impaired” (Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals (Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, 2000). )

Multidisciplinary Teams in SCI[edit | edit source]

The multidisciplinary team during the acute phase can consist of:

  1. Surgeon – spine  / neurology / orthopaedics
  2. Physician – rehabilitation, other specialists (intensivist and neurologist)
  3. Nurse
  4. Physiotherapist
  5. Occupational therapist
  6. Speech Therapist
  7. Social worker
  8. Clinical psychologist

  9. The characteristics of a multidisciplinary team:
    • Discipline specific goals
    • Progress is communicated through documentation and regular team meetings – it is therefore important to encourage meetings between the team members on a regular basis
    • The attending-physician is generally the team leader

The Role of the OT in SCI[edit | edit source]

Preventing Secondary Complications[edit | edit source]

Skin Management[edit | edit source]

Respiratory Complications[edit | edit source]

Joint Contractures[edit | edit source]

Mobilisation[edit | edit source]

Retraining for Activities of Daily Living[edit | edit source]

Psychological Support[edit | edit source]

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