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Education on Sexual Life in Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Missing Link in Physiotherapy

Dildip Khanal

Sexuality, a decisive aspect of human life is inimitable to each individual and continues to progress throughout one’s life. The World Health Organization defines sexuality as “A central aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and reproduction” [1]. Following the spinal cord injuries (SCI), sexual function is affected and the goal for such individuals, as for all people, is to have a gratifying and productive life. During the initial phase following a spinal cord injury, it is expected for individuals to be focused on physical recovery and rehabilitation. However, impending to stipulations with sexuality is a key step towards making a healthy adjustment. Sex is the module that identifies human being as male or female thus expressing sex is a fundamental part of human. It is often the choice after SCI people to become sexually active or not.