Tag: Chronic Pain
Caracella’s wife feared worst
BLAKE Caracella's wife has told of her relief that her husband had not suffered permanent spinal damage after his collision with Lion Tim Notting...
Twenty years on, Hansen still in motion
Wheelchair athlete famous for global trek is focused now on injury research
Twenty years ago, Rick Hansen was wrapping up his 40,000-kilometre Man in Motion...
THE SKIN
The skin is the external covering of the body. It is tough and, at the same time, pliable. Its major function is to protect...
PNEUMONIA
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. The symptoms include:
* Pain (if able to feel it; pain is sometimes "referred"...
ATELECTASIS
Atelectasis may be a total or partial collapse of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lung causing a lack...
PERCUSSION
Percussion can be used while you are in a Postural Drainage position to dislodge and mobilize secretions from the air sacs...
ASSISTED COUGH
(Quad Cough)
By having someone assist you in coughing, your cough will be more forceful and productive and you will be able...
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA (HYPERREFLEXIA)
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, is a state that is unique to patients after spinal cord injury at...
DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS (DVT)
Some patients with SCI develop deep venous thrombosis (DVT), or clots in the veins that sometimes give rise...
PAIN
TYPES OF PAIN
In general, there are four categories of pain that occurs as a complication of SCI: central, muscle...
