Tag: Pressure Sores
What Are Bed Sores (pressure Ulcers)?
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are skin lesions which can be caused by friction, humidity, temperature, continence,...
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The scourge of bedsores is being confronted
What do you know about bedsores? They come from too much pressure on your skin in one place for too long. If you are...
Brain, spinal cord injury patients in Alberta test devices to restore movement
People with brain or spinal cord injuries in Alberta are testing new technologies designed to improve their lives by restoring movement.
Scientists, biomedical engineers, physicians...
Learning to live a new kind of life
Gothenburg teen with spinal cord injury learns about change
She’s paralyzed from her belly button to her toes but Aubrey Freeze was more than ready...
Tackling spinal cord injuries
Dr. Ragnarsson is a physiatrist (specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation) and professor and chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai....
Blowing away a sniff of a cure
Andrew Commons is determined to walk again - utterly determined. As well as following an intensive daily exercise regime, he's also undergone courses of...
Pressure mapping system identifies right cushion to prevent sores for wheelchair users
A new pressure mapping system at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital that helps clinicians determine the suitability of a wheelchair cushion is making life a little...
Gym gets people with disabilities in shape
Because of a spinal cord injury, Elizabeth Fust is paralyzed from the mid-back down, but don't expect to see her sitting idly by, twiddling...
People are more than their wheelchair’; Speaker shares experiences with school classes
A group of Grade 8 boys gained a better understanding of life in a wheelchair through a presentation which complemented some of their in-class...
