Dr. Steven Kirshblum and Dr. Ralph Marino present Controversies in Spinal Cord Injury care. Originally presented and recorded at Physiatry '18 Atlanta Annual Meeting.

NOTE: If you claimed CME for attending this activity during the Physiatry '18 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, you may not claim CME for this online course.

This talk will tackle specific controversies in current SCI care and research directions with the goal to encourage thought, offer a greater understanding of what and why we do what we do and study, and what we need to consider moving forward.

Topics covered:
- Discuss the use of methylprednisolone in acute traumatic SCI.
- Discuss the current standard of care for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal cord injury
- Decide when to use Body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT) versus other locomotor training activities in acute SCI rehabilitation.

Steven Kirshblum, MD
Professor PM&R
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Ralph Marino, MD
Professor Rehab Med
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University