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Action Potential Rehabilitation is able to offer physiotherapy services for clients who have had a Spinal Cord Injury whether the injury is a result of:

• Trauma such as a car accident, a war injury, falls, etc.
  
  
• Tumours caused by different types of cancers
  
  
• Ischemia (cell death by lack of oxygen) caused by atherosclerosis
  
  
• Developmental disorders such as spina bifida
  
  
• Neurodegenerative diseases such as spinocerebellar ataxia
  
  
• Demyelinative diseases such as multiple sclerosis
  
  

Physiotherapy treatment will depend on the severity, nature and location of the injury and the client’s goals.

Physiotherapy interventions maybe needed after a spinal cord injury for assistance with:

• Respiratory care
  
  
• Skin care and DVT ( blood clot) prevention
  
  
• Contracture prevention or treatment
  
  
• Sitting balance retraining
  
  
• Transfers training
  
  
• Resistance (strength) training
  
  
• Early standing initiation
  
  
• Assessment for equipment e.g. splints
  
  
• Upper - extremity (arm) aerobic training
  
  
• Walking (gait) training