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Functional Goals for Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries Depending on Injury Level
GOAL
Self-care |
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C8-T1 |
T2-T12 |
L1-L3 |
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| Dressing |
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| Personal hygiene |
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| Taking care of physiological needs |
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| Bathing |
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| Electromotor wheelchair |
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| Manual wheelchair |
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| Moving to/out of wheelchair |
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| Mobility in bed |
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| Using a phone |
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| Writing |
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| Typing |
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| Mobility |
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| Orthosis |
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| Using of hand commands |
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| Train, airplane |
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| Bus |
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Legend:
 Complete independence,  Partial independence with use of aids,  Dependence with help,  Inability of performance, AFO - ankle–foot orthosis, ECU - environmental control unit, KAFO - knee-ankle-foot orthosis, UEO - upper-extremity-orthosis
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