In Western European countries there is an incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) of 16 to 19.4 new cases per million inhabitants per year. Since World War II, European physicians have been fundamental in the development of SCI medicine, starting from Sir Ludwig Guttman, who developed the idea of the integrated treatment of these patients. More recently, scientists from Germany and Switzerland have developed a new rehabilitative approach, Body Weight Support Treadmill Training, based on the concept of activity-based therapy and aimed at restoring walking in SCI patients. This review highlights issues concerning different organizational systems and health policies within and outside Europe.

The rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients in Europe / Scivoletto, G.; Miscusi, M.; Forcato, S.; Ricciardi, L.; Serrao, M.; Bellitti, R.; Raco, A.. - In: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0001-6268. - 124:(2017), pp. 203-210. [10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_31]

The rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients in Europe

Miscusi M.;Forcato S.;Ricciardi L.;Serrao M.;Raco A.
2017

Abstract

In Western European countries there is an incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) of 16 to 19.4 new cases per million inhabitants per year. Since World War II, European physicians have been fundamental in the development of SCI medicine, starting from Sir Ludwig Guttman, who developed the idea of the integrated treatment of these patients. More recently, scientists from Germany and Switzerland have developed a new rehabilitative approach, Body Weight Support Treadmill Training, based on the concept of activity-based therapy and aimed at restoring walking in SCI patients. This review highlights issues concerning different organizational systems and health policies within and outside Europe.
2017
historical perspective; rehabilitation; spinal cord injury; Europe; humans; neurological rehabilitation; spinal cord injuries; health policy
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The rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients in Europe / Scivoletto, G.; Miscusi, M.; Forcato, S.; Ricciardi, L.; Serrao, M.; Bellitti, R.; Raco, A.. - In: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0001-6268. - 124:(2017), pp. 203-210. [10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_31]
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