Rehabilitation of the patient with a spinal cord injury

The goal of rehabilitation of the person with spinal cord inury is to enable the individual to live successfully in the community. This implies that persons are prepared to care for themselves (or to direct others in their care) and are independent to the greatest extent possible. They are also able to maintain a healthy and adjusted social and vocational life. Independent living centers, providing access to services such as attendant care, have allowed the most severely disabled perons to live indenpendently in the community.