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Authors: Gary Karp

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189–190
,
197
,
216
,
221
Preston Sammons,
100
Price, Reynolds,
21
,
152
Pride,
128
,
129
,
132
,
179
Princeton University,
415
Privacy,
40
,
174
,
177
,
278
,
341
,
351
,
364
,
381
Probanthine,
94
Pro-Banthine
®
(propantheline),
58
Professionals,
349–350
,
354
Progestagen,
284
Progestin,
284
Projections,
136
Propantheline (Pro-Banthine
®
),
58
Prosthetics,
24
Prostitutes,
268
Protein,
73
,
106
Prunes,
90
Psoas muscle,
107
Psychological factors.
See
depression; emotional issues; identity; suicidal feelings
Psychological shock,
4
,
6
,
51
,
133–135
Psychologists. See counselors
Psychotherapy,
38–43
,
42
,
43
.
See also
counselors
Public attitudes. See image; misconceptions; perceptions of disability
Public facilities,
393–395
,
451
Public space,
350
Pulmonary embolism,
59
Purdue University,
313
,
332
Pushing the chair,
172–173
,
225
Pushrim,
210
Pushups,
73
Quad-Bee,
33
Quad belly,
104
Quad cuffs,
100
,
101
Quadriplegia.
See also
Reeve, Christopher
ADLs and,
31
bladder and,
93
,
96
,
98–99
books about,
148
breathing and,
35–36
,
37
computers and,
412
,
423
driving and,
397
drugs and,
83
exercise and,
102–103
floors and,
365
halos and,
6–7
incomplete,
27
muscles and,
24
,
80
pain and,
64
,
65
,
69
scoliosis and,
76
,
77
sexuality and,
42
,
246
,
248
,
249
,
253
,
255
,
256
,
259
sports and,
33
,
103
,
428
,
429
,
430
,
433
,
434
technology and,
9
,
329
,
330
unique issues,
5
weight gain and,
104–105
wheelchairs and,
77
,
131
,
197
,
198
,
199
,
209
,
236
Quickie Designs/Sunrise Medical,
199
,
203
Quickie XT,
233
Racing,
427
,
433–434
The Ragged Edge
,
425
Rail systems,
395
Raisman, Geoffrey,
317
Ramon y Cajal, Santiago,
306
Ramp Project,
359
Ramps and lifts,
239
,
347
,
354–355
,
356–360
,
388
,
391
,
397
,
428
,
443
.
See also
lift and track systems
Rancho Los Amigos Center (Los Angeles),
2
,
22
,
27
,
33
,
41
,
45
,
46
,
326
Range of motion,
25
,
59
,
68
,
70
,
80
,
81
,
107
,
226
Rashes,
75
,
255
Reach,
347
Rearwheel drive,
212–214
,
353
Recreational therapy,
19
,
33–34
.
See also
sports
Redman
©
Chief,
234
Redness,
72
,
75
Reeve, Christopher,
32
,
35
,
299–301
,
312
,
323–324
,
330
,
453
Reeve, Dana,
22
,
300
,
324
,
453
Reeve Foundation,
32
,
300
,
323
,
336
Referred pain,
64
Reflexes,
79
,
81
,
88
,
89
,
112
,
313
Refrigerators,
384
Regeneration,
301–302
,
306–313
,
318
,
332
Rehabilitation
accreditation,
439
activity-based,
32
commitment to,
6
,
38
history of,
3–6
home,
8
hope and adjustment,
1–3
improvement of,
51
research,
453
sex education and,
249
team,
14–20
Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
415
,
418
,
449
Rehabilitation Act of 1978,
392
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,
4
,
14
,
63
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan,
42
,
45
The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis,
312
Rehab Without Walls,
8
Reintegration,
7
Rejection, cell,
311
,
314
,
316
Rejection, social,
263
,
264
Relationships,
48
,
263–264
,
267
.
See also
family; marriages; sexuality
Relaxation techniques,
81
,
85
,
152
Religion,
149
Remote controls,
10
,
347
,
366
,
368
,
397
,
412–413
.
See also
control systems
Removable ramps,
358
Remyelination. See myelin
Renal scans,
87
Rental cars,
404–406
Rental homes,
345
,
346
Repetitive strain injuries,
398
,
413
Research.
See also
clinical trials; spinal cord research
centers,
45–46
ejaculate and,
290–291
funding,
315
MS,
11
parenting and,
287
pregnancy,
285
,
286
sexuality,
244
,
245
,
252
,
260
support organizations,
443–444
Researchers,
330–333
Resentment,
298
Resistance training,
327
RESNA,
409
Resources,
50–51
Respiratory issues,
18
,
19
,
34–38
,
113
.
See also
ventilation of homes; ventilators
Rhizotomy, dorsal,
83
Rhythm (birth control),
285
Rib cage,
78
Rights of people with disabilities,
18
,
118–119
,
173–174
,
187–189
,
190–191
,
418
,
451
.
See also
activism; advocacy; Americans with Disabilities Act; Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act of 2007
Rigid frames,
201–202
,
225
Robaxin
®
,
82
Roberts, Ed,
143
,
392
ROHO
®
cushions,
218
Rossetti, Rosemarie,
349
Rugby,
427
,
430
Rugs,
365
Rutgers University,
415
Sabril
®
,
82
Sacrum,
71
,
74
Safety.
See also
burns; emergency plans; falls; health
bathroom,
380
,
381
clinical trials and,
337
computer,
413–415
heat and,
371
homes and,
341
,
345
,
358–361
,
363
,
366
,
376–377
,
388
rehab and,
1
,
2
shoulder,
70
telephone equipment and,
372
wheelchair,
203–204
,
214–215
,
224
,
235
,
357

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See also
tipping over)
Saline solution,
72
Salk Institute,
324
Salt,
86
Salzer, James,
307
San Francisco Examiner
,
49
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (CA),
6
,
21
,
46
SBA (Small Business Administration),
423
Schachner, Melitta,
307
Schools,
11
,
451
.
See also
education
Schwab, Martin,
306–307
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital (Chicago),
40
Schwann cells,
307
,
309–311
,
325
SCI.
See

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