This essay will be focusing on the case study of Taylor. Taylor is 25 year old man who had a very bad motor vehicle accident and he sustained moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and incomplete c6 spinal cord injury (SCI).SCI affects the conduction of sensory and motor signals across the sites of lesions. It can be either complete or incomplete injuries. In complete injury outcome in total loss of movement and sensation below the point of damage and incomplete injury there will be still a few function below the level of injury is retrained. (McDonald & Sadowsky, 2002). In TBI is an insult of the brain, not of a degenerative or cognitional nature, but reason by exterior physical power that may create a changed state of consciousness, which
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(CDC HOME, 2011)In rehabilitation Taylor will go through many types of assessment to find out his abilities and weakness so they can prepare plan to help him to get back to normal life as much as possible. Glasgow coma scale (GSC) it’s based on score based system which we used to check the conscious level of the patient following a brain injury. (Brain line) General neurological assessment: …show more content…
The physiotherapist will help Taylor to become as independent as possible in daily living activities by performing some exercises and massage techniques. Physiotherapist will also teach Taylor to transfers from wheelchair to bed or bed to wheelchair. He will go through more assessments will physiotherapist to achieve a holistic approach. As Taylor is suffering from depression and anxiety so the psychologist can help him to express his feelings and get better. As Taylor has developed aphasia due to the brain injury. The speech pathologist will help him to improve the speech. So he will be able to communicate properly and which can make a big difference in his QOL (quality of life).Occupational therapist will help Taylor to provide some aids and equipments to help him to maintain his independence. Like special kind of utensils, equipments to balance his body. OT also can arrange some things in house to support him like railing around the hallway, shower chair. Railing in the bathroom and many more. (occupational therapy interventions with spinal cord injury, 2014) So Taylor still will not be able to do few things himself to maintain his independence and
(CDC HOME, 2011)In rehabilitation Taylor will go through many types of assessment to find out his abilities and weakness so they can prepare plan to help him to get back to normal life as much as possible. Glasgow coma scale (GSC) it’s based on score based system which we used to check the conscious level of the patient following a brain injury. (Brain line) General neurological assessment: …show more content…
The physiotherapist will help Taylor to become as independent as possible in daily living activities by performing some exercises and massage techniques. Physiotherapist will also teach Taylor to transfers from wheelchair to bed or bed to wheelchair. He will go through more assessments will physiotherapist to achieve a holistic approach. As Taylor is suffering from depression and anxiety so the psychologist can help him to express his feelings and get better. As Taylor has developed aphasia due to the brain injury. The speech pathologist will help him to improve the speech. So he will be able to communicate properly and which can make a big difference in his QOL (quality of life).Occupational therapist will help Taylor to provide some aids and equipments to help him to maintain his independence. Like special kind of utensils, equipments to balance his body. OT also can arrange some things in house to support him like railing around the hallway, shower chair. Railing in the bathroom and many more. (occupational therapy interventions with spinal cord injury, 2014) So Taylor still will not be able to do few things himself to maintain his independence and