Citation

Scivoletto G, Miscusi M, Forcato S, Ricciardi L, Serrao M, Bellitti R, Raco A. Acta Neurochir. Suppl. 2017; 124: 203-210.

Affiliation

Departement of Neurosciences NESMOS, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_31

PMID

28120075

Abstract

In Western European countries there is an incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) of 16 to 19.4 new cases per million inhabitants per year. Since World War II, European physicians have been fundamental in the development of SCI medicine, starting from Sir Ludwig Guttman, who developed the idea of the integrated treatment of these patients. More recently, scientists from Germany and Switzerland have developed a new rehabilitative approach, Body Weight Support Treadmill Training, based on the concept of activity-based therapy and aimed at restoring walking in SCI patients. This review highlights issues concerning different organizational systems and health policies within and outside Europe.

Language: en

Keywords

Historical perspective; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury