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Authors: Gary Karp

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326–330
Neurotransmitters,
321
Neurotrophins,
308
,
325
New Halls Wheels,
187
New Mobility
,
121–122
,
267
,
270
Newsletters,
324–325
New York University,
306
,
307
NGF (nerve growth factor),
308
Nissin,
203
Noble, Linda,
319
,
332
,
334
Nontraumatic disabilities,
10–11
No Pity
(Shapiro),
148
,
418
Nordensson, Stewart,
123
North American Clinical Trials Network,
336
North Carolina State University,
342
Northwestern University (Chicago),
41
,
134
Nose cells,
317
NT3,
308–309
Nudity,
271–272
Nurses,
18–19
,
36
Nursing aides,
18
Nursing homes,
453
Nurturing,
264
Nutrients,
84
,
100
,
105–106
,
302
,
303
.
See also
diet
Oak Forest Hospital (IL),
40
Obstacles,
391
Occupational therapy (OT),
19
,
21
,
29–32
ODEP (Office of Disability Employment Policy),
417
,
420–421
Office on Disability Employment Policy,
423
Oligodendrocytes,
304
,
307
,
309
Oligodendroglia,
303
Olympics,
426
OmegaTrac
®
wheelchair,
198
Omentum transposition,
317–318
O’Neil catheters,
95
One Stop Centers,
420
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation,
327
Optimism,
2
,
159
,
251
,
256
Oregon Health Sciences University,
316
Orgasm,
247
,
252–253
,
269
,
270
Orthotics,
29
,
30
,
328
Ossification, heterotopic,
59
Osteoporosis,
27
,
60
,
99
,
305
Outdoor spaces,
356
,
357
,
360
,
369
,
388–389
,
427
Outings,
33–34
,
68
Outlets, electrical,
342
,
345
,
362
,
370
,
372
,
385
Outpatients,
7
,
11
,
47
,
63
Ovens,
383
Oxybutynin (Ditropan
®
),
58
Oxygen,
34–35
,
369–370
Oxyphencyclimine (Daricon
®
),
58
Pacing yourself,
20
Padron, Osvaldo,
291
Pain,
62–70
,
78
,
108
,
325
,
326
,
414
Paralympic games,
33
,
426
,
430
Paralysis Cure Research,
323
Paralyzed Veterans of America,
57
,
302
,
323
,
332
,
435
Paraplegia
breathing and,
34
children and,
285
,
286
exercise and,
102
foundations,
332
pain and,
69
relationships and,
48
sports and,
432
standing and,
27–28
,
326
strength and,
24
Parastep
®
System,
328–329
Paratransit,
396
Parenthood,
49
,
158
,
176
,
286–288
,
443
,
446
.
See also
childbirth and labor; children; pregnancy
Parking,
398–399
,
405
Parks,
427
Part-time jobs,
424
Passing,
131–133
Passive-aggressive behavior,
38
Passive energy methods,
371
Passivity,
173–174
“Patients,”
4
Patient services,
15–17
Pattern generation,
312–313
Peer support,
6
,
7
,
9
,
22–23
,
40
,
46
Pelvis,
71
,
224
Peptic ulcers,
66
Perceptions of disability.
See also
expectations; identity; image; misconceptions
anger and,
141–143
family,
161
help and,
170
physicians’,
150
public attitudes,
34
,
174–179
pushing and,
172
sports and,
103
stress and,
84
your own,
136
,
157
Peripheral nervous system (PNS),
300–301
,
303–304
,
308
Peritoneum,
104
Personal ads,
261
Personal assistance services
choosing,
114–117
family and,
49
,
117–118
,
164
management,
120–123
parenting and,
287
resources for,
440
,
447
travel and,
402–403
Pessimism,
2
Petrofsky, Jerold,
326
Petrofsky Institute,
326
Phantom pain (limb),
67
Phenol,
83
PH levels,
94
Phosphorus,
105–106
Phrenic nerve stimulation,
330
Physiatrists,
17–18
,
51
Physical therapy,
11
,
19
,
21
,
23–29
,
30
Physicians
animal research and,
333–334
hope and,
150
knowledge of,
54
,
57
,
65
,
68
,
69
,
299
resources and,
10
,
17–18
,
51
transition to adulthood and,
12
wheelchairs, knowledge of,
186
Physician’s Desk Reference
,
54
The pill,
284
Pipes, plumbing,
383
Placebos,
337
Planned Parenthood of New York City,
284
Plug taps,
370
Plumbing,
383
Pocket doors,
362
Polio,
13
,
18
,
34
,
437
.
See also
postpolio syndrome
Political process,
409
Pool,
428
Pornography,
269–270
Portable ramps,
358
Positivity.
See also
negativity
exercise and,
102
family and,
159
help and,
168
image and,
136
psychological issues and,
146
,
150
,
151
religion and,
149
sexuality and,
244
,
251
,
256
Possibilities,
20–21
,
38
,
47
,
149
Postpolio syndrome,
37
,
65
,
118–119
Posture
computers and,
414
cushions and,
218
muscle tone and,
80
shifts in,
74
spasms and,
81
spines and,
77–78
wheelchairs and,
214
,
215
,
216
,
220
wheelies and,
241
Potassium,
106
Potassium channel blocker,
320
Potency,
291
Power Access,
374
Power assist chairs,
199–200
Power-assisted gait orthotics,
29
Power frames,
61
Power of attorney, durable,
55
Power strips,
370
Power wheelchairs.
See also
wheelchairs; wheelchair selection
control systems and,
374
diet and,
104
,
105
electrical wiring and,
369–370
floors and,
365
homes and,
366
image and,
131
manual vs.,
196–200
,
237
options,
211–215
,
222
,
227
,
229
travel and,
403
,
405
,
408
turning,
353
Pregnancy,
253
,
285–294
,
291–294
.
See also
childbirth and labor; parenthood
Prejudices.
See
misconceptions; perceptions of disability
Premature delivery,
294
President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities,
417
President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped,
420
Pressure-mapping,
216
Pressure sores (decubitus ulcers)
AD and,
55
correlates of,
66
cushions and,
3
,
75–76
,
216
,
217
,
218
,
219
furniture and,
367
management,
61
,
72–76
,
80
,
113
,
235
,
327
,
329
rehab and,
3
,
5
,
6
stages of,
71–72
standing frames and,
61
telerehab and,
8
weight gain and,
105
wheelchairs and,
7
,
75
,

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