CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE Spinal Cord Medicine Preservation of Upper Limb Function Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Administrative and financial support provided by Paralyzed Veterans of America The Consortium would like to thank the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for their generous support which funded the reprint of this document. © Copyright 2005, Paralyzed Veterans of America No copyright ownership claim is made to any portion of these materials contributed by departments or employees of the United States Government. This guideline has been prepared based on the scientific and professional information available in 2004. Users of this guideline should periodically review this material to ensure that the advice herein is consistent with current reasonable clinical practice. April 2005 ISBN: 0-929819-17-9