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Authors: Gary Karp

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Vans,
446
Vans, ramped,
225
,
405
VASCI (violently acquired spinal cord injury),
39–41
Vehicles,
396–400
Velcro,
365
Ventilation of homes,
366
,
371
,
381
Ventilators
association of users,
437
care needs and,
49
electrical wiring and,
369–370
,
387
furniture and,
234
mechanical,
35–37
skin conditions and,
74–75
space requirements,
353
syringomyelia and,
64
travel and,
400
,
406
,
409
weaning,
37–38
,
330
Vericose veins,
89
Veterans,
3
,
348
,
425
,
426
.
See also
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Veterans Administration rehab hospitals,
3
Vibrators,
289
,
291
Videoconferences,
8
Vienna,
326
Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act,
425
Vigabatrin,
82
Violently acquired spinal cord injury (VASCI),
39–41
Virginia Commonwealth University,
161
Virginity,
251–252
Visceral pain,
66–67
Vision, burred,
56
Visitability,
345
,
451
Visualization,
68
,
85
,
108–109
Vital capacity,
35
Vitamins,
58
,
60
,
73
,
74
,
84
,
90
,
105
,
106
Vocational rehab,
9
,
10
,
16
,
43–45
,
85
,
420
.
See also
employment
Volunteering,
425–426
Voting,
451
Walkers,
28
Walking,
29
,
59
,
60
,
215
,
298
,
312
Walking therapies,
32
Walls and furniture,
352
,
361
,
367–368
,
390
Washers and dryers,
388
Washington University (St. Louis),
32
,
302
,
308
,
312
,
313
Water. See hydration Water skiing,
432
Weakness,
6
,
25
,
66
,
99
.
See also
strength
Web sites,
447–448
Weight bearing,
27
,
60
Weight gain,
100
,
104
,
221
Weight lifting,
70
,
100
,
103
,
314
Wet rooms,
379
Wet-to-dry dressings,
72
Wheelchair Archery, USA,
428
Wheelchairs.
See also
manual wheelchairs; power wheelchairs
body image and,
255
breathing and,
35
early in recovery,
34
frames and,
61
health and,
53–54
insurance and,
13
loading,
396–397
,
404–405
maintenance,
66
,
70
,
227
,
229
,
237
modern,
3
,
181
necessity of,
26–27
osteoporosis and,
60
parking,
394
physical therapy and,
24
resistance to,
41
resources for,
441–442
,
448
safety and,
28–29
skills,
25–26
sports and,
33
,
34
,
427
Wheelchair selection.
See also
manual wheelchairs; power wheelchairs
adjustments,
194–196
armrests,
235–236
castors,
231–233
clothing guards,
236–237
costs/funding,
187
,
188–192
cushions,
75–78
,
215–220
discharge and,
47
footrests,
202
,
227–229
maintenance,
227
,
237
manual vs. power,
196–200
,
237
manufacturers,
191
,
192–194
needs checklists,
183–185
ordering,
194
overview,
181
parameters,
181–182
process,
186–188
research,
182–183
seats and backs,
220–228
shoulders and,
70
spines and,
77
suspension,
233
team approach,
29
,
182
tilt and recline,
233–234
tires,
229–231
wheeling style and,
238–242
Wheelchair Sports USA,
427
Wheelies,
26
,
197
,
205
,
217–218
,
222
,
239–241
Wheeling styles,
238–242
Wheel locks,
210–211
Wheels,
203
,
204–211
White matter,
301
Whiteneck, Gale,
113
A Whole New Life
(Price),
21
,
152–153
Widths and wheelchairs,
220
,
352
,
355
WIIA (Work Incentives Investment Act),
420
Wijit system,
208
Wilderness Inquiry,
427
Winchell, Ellen,
48
Windows,
366
,
381–382
,
386
,
388
Women’s issues.
See also
childbirth and labor; menopause; menstruation; pregnancy
aging and,
60
association,
437
bladders,
86
,
92
,
94
resources,
447
sexuality,
42–43
,
259–260
,
261–262
Wood floors,
365
Work. See employment
Workers’ compensation,
3–4
,
16
,
348
Work Incentives Investment Act (WIIA),
420
Workshops,
427
.
See also
seminars
World Congress Expo on Disabilities,
409
World Institute on Disability (CA),
44
,
130
Wright State University (Ohio),
326
Wrists,
65
,
70
Wylde, Margaret,
341
X-10 control system,
374
X-rays,
64
Xtender power assist,
199
Yamanaka, Shinya,
316
Yapko, Michael,
136
,
139
,
146
,
147
Yoga,
107–108
Yugoslavia,
326
Zanaflex
®
,
82
Zazula, Judy,
123
Zen Buddhism,
241–242
Zero-step entrances,
355
Zhou, Jian,
325
Zinc,
106
Zola, Irving,
128
,
130
,
132
,
140
,
155–156
,
169
,
172–173
,
176
,
178
Zoned heating,
371
Zygote intrafallopen transfer,
292

 

 

Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Rehabilitation
2. Healthy Disability
3. The Experience of Disability
4. Wheelchair Selection
5. Intimacy, Sex, and Babies
6. Spinal Cord Research
7. Home Access
8. Getting Out There
Resources
Appendix
Index

 

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