1. Introduction to spinal cord injury 2. From the field to the emergency department and beyond 3. The shifting paradigm in the physiotherapy treatment of spinal cord injuries 4. Early hospital management of the patient with a spinal cord injury 5. Biomechanics 6. Functional independence 7. Use of electrotherapeutic techniques in the treatment of spinal cord injury 8. Modes of transport 9. Ambulation 10. Hydrotherapy for a patient with an SCI 11. Incomplete spinal and peripheral nerve lesions 12. Overview of sexual function and changes post-SCI 13. Exercise and sport and the person with spinal cord injury 14. Paediatric spinal cord injury 15. Ageing with a spinal cord injury 16. High cervical lesions 17. Ageing with a spinal cord injury 18. Common complications of spinal cord injury 19. Psychological sequelae of spinal cord injuries 20. Sociological issues associated with spinal cord injury - a personal journey 21. The hazards of living with a spinal cord injury