Course Description:

Predicting outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI) is difficult, therefore, providing the most efficacious treatment interventions after SCI can be challenging. Interventions must be based on a framework that includes current translational research along with an understanding of the neurophysiological changes that occur after SCI. Clinicians must be able to identify appropriate functional expectations after SCI based on level of injury, severity of injury, and currently available research. Clinicians must also be able to properly educate and empower individuals with SCI and their families to live independently and maximize quality of life by minimizing the complications associated with impaired mobility. After completing this course, clinicians will improve their knowledge of spinal cord injury rehabilitation including the many challenges and opportunities associated with providing care for this unique population.