Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 2. Musculoskeletal conditions


Book Description

The Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) is a resource that provides relevant information on essential interventions for rehabilitation and related resources (material, human and time) required for the delivery of the interventions. The PIR is available for 20 health conditions amenable to rehabilitation that are organized in seven disease area-specific modules (musculoskeletal conditions, neurological conditions, cardiopulmonary conditions, neurodevelopmental conditions, sensory impairments, cancer, and mental health). The interventions included in the PIR are relevant to Universal Health Coverage. The PIR provides countries with information relevant for the planning, budgeting, and implementation of rehabilitation in their health systems. While Ministries of Health are the main target audience, the information available with the PIR is also useful for service planners and providers, researchers, and academics.



















Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 1. Introduction


Book Description

The Package of interventions for rehabilitation outlines the most essential interventions for rehabilitation for 20 health conditions. For each of the interventions, information on the required assistive products, equipment and consumables, and workforce that is usually skilled to deliver these interventions is available. As such, the Package of interventions for rehabilitation presents an indispensable resource for countries when planning for and budgeting the integration of rehabilitation services into their health systems. Module 1: introduction provides background information on rehabilitation and information on the scope and how to use the Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Furthermore, information on the methods that have been used to the develop the Package of interventions for rehabilitation is available in this module. Modules Module 1: Introduction Module 2: Musculoskeletal conditions Module 3: Neurological conditions Module 4: Cardiopulmonary conditions Module 5: Neurodevelopmental disorders Module 6: Sensory conditions Module 7: Malignant neoplasm Module 8: Mental health conditions







WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings


Book Description

The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve CPLBP-related health and well-being outcomes. For this reason, the guideline does not consider interventions typically delivered in secondary or tertiary care settings (e.g. surgical or other invasive procedures) or workplace interventions. The target audience is health workers of all disciplines working in the primary and community care settings. In this context, the guideline is intended to be discipline neutral. The guidelines will be of use to clinical staff including medical doctors, nurses, allied health workers including chiropractors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, psychologists and community health workers, as well as public health programme and system managers.




Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injuries


Book Description

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with enormous financial, social and personal costs. SCI is the most expensive traumatic condition in the United States. Overall, most frequent aetiologies of injury are motor vehicle crashes and falls, followed by violence, sports-related injuries, and work-related accidents. Research on SCI prevention, regeneration and long term care has progressed steadily over the past decade making an introductory foray into the epidemiology of SCI and important undertaking. This book is designed as a general reference book reviewing the epidemiology of SCI throughout the world with potential insight to cause and effect as well as the difficulties and boundaries to minimise this unfortunate occurrence.