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Spinal Cord Injury and the Family: A New Guide, Alpert, Michelle J. MD, Cindy Purcell, Ted Purcell and Saul Wisnia (Harvard University Press, 2008)

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Explore a variety of resources including books, articles, and publications to broaden personal perspectives and inspire creative approaches to living with a spinal cord injury.

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Discover unique books tailored to spinal cord injury, providing detailed information on adapting motor vehicles, managing autonomic dysreflexia, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, enhancing safety and emergency preparedness, optimizing mobility at home and in the community, and improving communication with family and friends. Books addressing intimacy and relationship building after a spinal cord injury are also included.

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Spinal Cord Injury and the Family: A New Guide, Alpert, Michelle J. MD, Cindy Purcell, Ted Purcell and Saul Wisnia (Harvard University Press, 2008)

Physiatrist Dr. Michelle Alpert’s clinical experience with patients’ own stories, “Spinal Cord Injury and the Family” is for individuals and their families who must climb back from injury: for the young quad couple, both quadriplegic, who wish to conceive and raise a child; for the paraplegic dad who wants to teach his daughter to drive. Dr. Alpert is the Director of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, and Clinical Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School. She was the founder and first director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

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