People living with spinal cord injury (SCI) face numerous barriers to primary care. This
article identifies these barriers as social justice issues to emphasize their significance and …

Clinical ethics is the application of ethical theories, principles, rules, and guidelines to
clinical situations in medicine. Therefore, clinical ethics is analogous to clinical medicine in …

This book is intended for spine surgeons whether they are orthopedic or neurosurgeons, for
the residents, and post graduate students. It contains several chapters, covering almost all …

Increased quality of life for clients with disabilities depends on professional counselors
heeding the caution embodied in the words of Samuel Johnson (nd):“Integrity without …

Ethical issues in health care are typically perceived as arising from extreme situations which
do not usually confront the average clinician. However, knowingly or otherwise, clinicians …

This chapter focuses on the application of the bioethical principles of respect for autonomy,
beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice to the rehabilitation setting. This chapter is divided …

Little available research exists to address the range of ethical issues encountered by
occupational therapists (OTs) in their daily clinical work. The few articles in the literature …

No medical specialty addresses fundamental ethical issues more frequently than does
neurology. The reason is simple: the brain is so basic to human identity that even the …

Every day, nurses face difficult clinical situations. Neurologically impaired patients can be
physically challenging patients by the nature of the illness; however, these patients can …