Therapeutic Recreation Assessment and Intervention with a Patient with Quadriplegia

Authors

  • John G Blake

Keywords:

Quadriplegia, LeisureDiagnostic Battery (LDB), PerceivedFreedom, Physical Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Therapeutic Recreation

Abstract

This case history summarizes the treatment ofa spinal cord injury patient who was admitted to a physical rehabilitation center with an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) at levels C-5, 6 five years post injury. The case deals with the use ofthe Leisure Diagnostic Battery as means ofassessing the patient's progress through treatment modalities ofleisure education, leisure counseling, and recreation participation.

Published

1991-10-01

Issue

Section

Regular Papers