What is the role of physical therapy after a spinal cord injury? - Elaine Rogers, PT

	What is the role of physical therapy after a spinal cord injury?
	Elaine Rogers, PT Physical Therapist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle
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Physical therapy with spinal cord injury is all about the big movements, movement of the body, movement of the limbs, and getting your from body to point A to point B-whether it’s from a bed to a wheelchair, a wheelchair to a car, whether it... Show More

Physical therapy with spinal cord injury is all about the big movements, movement of the body, movement of the limbs, and getting your from body to point A to point B-whether it’s from a bed to a wheelchair, a wheelchair to a car, whether it’s walking, anything that can be used to move your body around in space. And our job as physical therapists is to teach you how to do that.

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What is the role of physical therapy after a spinal cord injury?
Elaine Rogers, PT Physical Therapist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle	More Videos by Elaine Rogers
	Transcript

Physical therapy with spinal cord injury is all about the big movements, movement of the body, movement of the limbs, and getting your from body to point A to point B-whether it’s from a bed to a wheelchair, a wheelchair to a car, whether it’s walking, anything that can be used to move your body around in space. And our job as physical therapists is to teach you how to do that.

What is the role of physical therapy after a spinal cord injury?