Study on the Occurrence, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach to the Pathology Associated with Spinal Cord Injuries

This paper includes a study conducted on 60 individuals with spinal cord injuries, identified by Motivation Romania Foundation and invited to participate in three regional camps, each consisting in a seven days active rehabilitation program. These camps are part of the project “The Wheels of Change Move On – towards appropriate wheelchair provision, sports and accessibility for mainstream participation of Romanians with disabilities”, financed by the United States Agency for International Development – USAID. The goals of the program are: to provide independent living training, to identify the recurrence of associated pathology, to generate a customized therapeutic strategy for each participant, to conduct medium term monitoring in order to assess the evolution of the complex therapy the participants benefited from. The results, partly confirming other findings in the literature, showed regional differences that allowed the design of a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach.