Fighting For Recovery On Multiple Fronts In Spinal Cord Injury

Fighting for recovery on multiple fronts in spinal cord injury

Enhancing Care After Spinal Cord Injury, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editor Dr. Camilo Castillo brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Enhancing Care After Spinal Cord Injury. Top experts in the field provide important information on the many factors affecting the transition of SCI patients from inpatient to outpatient care, highlighting the multifaceted nature of this process and its significance. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and practical solutions regarding the care of SCI patients, including the importance of a coordinated approach to care and a well-structured transition plan that includes the involvement of non-SCI providers. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including transitioning SCI patients from acute care to rehabilitation; early mobilization strategies in SCI rehabilitation; empowering women's health after SCI; exploring post-acute care challenges and opportunities in SCI: perspectives from three distinct countries; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on enhancing care after spinal cord injury, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Fighting At The Fertility Front

"Throughout the entire history of world armed conflict, the proportion of battle injuries involving the genitals was minimal--rarely above 5%. But sadly, by the end of 2007, this statistic was no longer valid for the U.S. military. While standard-issue body armor protects the torso, some lower extremity wounds are so severe that all or part of the reproductive organs are obliterated." --E Scott Sills, MD PhD As America picks up the pieces from more than a decade of war, a caliper has never been laid across one critical casualty--the long-term consequences of military service on the fertility of those in uniform. Written for a general audience, "Fighting At The Fertility Front" includes separate chapters for men & women and follows their journeys from reception & basic training to far-away places like the open burn pits of Afghanistan, and back. The list of ingredients here is provocative: Sex, soldiers' fertility, overseas service, and the "military-industrial-congressional complex" that funds it all...or, in the case of fertility treatment for Veterans, paradoxically denies funding. This one-of-a-kind book confronts some deeply unsettling questions from our armed service members and their loved ones: Should I be worried about fertility if my partner is in the military? How can hazards of defense work diminish future reproductive capacity? Is it true that the Army's standard combat uniform is coated with a potential reproductive toxin? The answers may surprise you. Before deciding on a fertility attack plan, you need credible intelligence about the target. Until now, there has never been any field-book outlining maneuvers to maximize the chances of a military patient growing his or her family. Recognizing that fertility after deployment is another "unknown unknown" of military service, this book helps guide a clear way to bring back baby.