Physiotherapy Management of Spinal Cord Injuries and Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic dysreflexia is a medical emergency as it is a life threatening situation. It is very critical that physiotherapists are informed about this condition especially when handling spinal cord injury patients. Autonomic dysreflexia is an abnormal and excessive excitation of the sympathetic nervous system (involuntary) in response to stimuli. Even though autonomic dysreflexia is commonly…