The use of occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with cervical spinal cord injuries

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αποκατάσταση Βλαβών Νωτιαίου Μυελού. Διαχείριση του πόνου Σπονδυλικής προέλευσης
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2021-03-06
Year:
2021
Author:
Kardatos Antonios
Supervisors info:
Βλάμης Ιωάννης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Ευαγγελοπούλου Ελευθερία-Μαρία, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Ευαγγελόπουλος Δημήτριος-Στέργιος, Ακαδημαϊκός Υπότροφος, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Εργοθεραπευτική αποκατάσταση σε ασθενείς με κακώσεις αυχενικής μοίρας νωτιαίου μυελού
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
The use of occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with cervical spinal cord injuries
Summary:
Introduction
Occupational therapy addresses physical and psychomotor disorders through specially selected activities in order to help individuals achieve the maximum level of functionality and independence in all aspects of their lives. The role of the occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) is complex. Its main goal is to compose and intertwine all the skills so that the SCI patient is able to have an independent, happy and productive life. The purpose of this study is to review the role of occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of SCI patients.

Material and methods
In the PUBMED database the following search was done with the following keywords: "occupational therapy", "spinal cord injuries".

Results
The search results showed 413 papers. After checking titles, abstracts and accessibility to full texts, 297 articles were rejected. Of the 116 publications evaluated, 35 were rejected for various reasons. So there are 81 studies left for this literature review. Occupational therapy has been proven to have a significant role in the rehabilitation of SCI patients as it facilitates motor retraining, basic functional movements, home alterations, gait training, wheelchair use, personal independence, entertainment and return to work to SCI patients.

Conclusion
Occupational therapy is an important parameter of SCI patients rehabilitation, as it helps them to regain the skills they possessed before his injury, to be re-trained in the roles of daily life and to learn ways to repair shortcomings. Moreover, it helps SCI patients to fulfill daily activities, such as clothing, nutrition and personal hygiene, and to improve memory, attention, perception and concentration. Ongoing research gives us hope for further improvement in the care and treatment of SCI, but even when new developments are used in practice on a daily basis, the neurological rehabilitation team is fundamental to tackling these patients, so that they can have a productive life.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Occupation, Rehabilitation, Spinal cord injuries
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
124
Number of pages:
56
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