Tag: Pressure Sores
Private spinal cord injury room available for VA patients
Veterans who have suffered a spinal cord injury now have a facility in which they can recuperate comfortably and conveniently during a hospital stay...
NUTRITION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY
We start with nutrition because it's basic to health no matter what is going on in your body systems.
While you are in...
PROGRESSION OF SKIN SORES
A skin sore begins as a red area on the skin. This reddened area may or may not feel hard and/or hot. If you...
RELIEVE SKIN PRESSURE
Relieve Skin Pressure
In addition to routinely checking your skin, a second important way to prevent pressure sores is to relieve skin pressure by changing...
Tips to Prevent Skin Sores
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Make sure your wheelchair foot pedals are adjusted to the right height.
Use a prescribed cushion on wheelchair seat.
Sit up straight in wheelchair (slumping or...
INDWELLING CATHETER
Any Catheter which is inserted into the bladder and allowed to remain in the bladder is called an Indwelling Catheter. A common type of...
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA (HYPERREFLEXIA)
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, is a state that is unique to patients after spinal cord injury at...
SPASTICITY
Spasticity is common in varying degrees after spinal cord injury. Spasticity is a non-specific symptom, which may occur in many problems associated with spinal...
Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Care
Review the pressure ulcer care instructions with your healthcare professional on a regular basis. Be sure that you have directions for:
·wound cleansing
·skin care
·wound dressings
·turning...
One year after wreck, Archer family still making adjustments
It's been a year since the wreck, most of their scars are fading and they have returned to a fairly normal routine. The Archer...
