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Join the discussion about medical issues related to paralysis, including diagnosis, symptom management, treatment options and wellness strategies. This is the place to share experiences about the clinical side of paralysis. Meet new people, hear from experts in the field, meet new friends, learn about new ways to improve your health and well-being.
Pressure wounds
- By Matt32 · New reply 2:55 pm
- 28 replies
- I've had what started as a pressure sore no bigger than the size of your pinky finger, that is until the surgeon I went to debrided it and all and made it look like a cave(ok exaggerating here) but seriously ...
National Health Care Proposal
- By janders199 · New reply 11:25 am
- 9 replies
- All - Globalwoundcare sent me his proposal for my review and comment. His proposal is a very novel concept, but it was eight typed pages long. Knowing how busy our President is, I believe it had to be ...
Ever try and Ab Lounge?
- By angelbrd67 · New reply yesterday at 6:43 pm
- 2 replies
- Ok we are looking for exercise equipment for my son. We have looked at recumbent bikes and are still trying to pick one for him, but we also saw those ab lounges you see on tv for doing sit ups. Has anyone ...
what could be the matter?
- By Matt32 · New reply July 1, 2009
- 10 replies
- As most of you know, I've been dealing with medical problems of my own as I know you all have and I'm not trying to take that fact away for anything. However, I'm not here to talk about myself but a family ...
Anyone have purple feet?
- By janders199 · New reply June 24, 2009
- 26 replies
- I am a T-12 incomplete. When sitting in my wheel chair without shoes and socks on, my feet turn to a deep purple color. As a result, I have worn ted-hose ever since my injury, but I would like to wear ...
Airline travel as a quadriplegic
- By Gimpa50 · New reply June 22, 2009
- 18 replies
- I'm a C-5 complete quadriplegic and would like to begin airline travel. Planning a trip to Hawaii in November. I would like to hear from anyone with high level quadriplegic injury that has done airline ...
Anger Outbursts!
- By annette1201 · New reply June 14, 2009
- 8 replies
- My Fiance has been in a wheelchair for 2 years now and went through a depression state in the beginning of getting adjusted to things. I can totally understand that. It was life changing for the BOTH ...
support belt
- By Nasrin · Posted June 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- I am a c5 quad and am looking for a belt to help my posture. Currently I use an elastic and velcro belt and they only have it in one size but I was wondering if there was something better ...
Pons stroke recovery
- By hugapug · Posted June 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- My best friend just had a Pons Stoke yesterday. The areas in which she has been affected are facial, head paralysis and double vision. I was wondering what her chances were of regaining feeling in her ...
baclofen inducing disphagia
- By dani · New reply June 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- over two years ago i had a spinal cord tumor resected and resulted in paralysis. in rehab i was given baclofen. i just got out of the hospital for dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) but none of the docs ...
MRSA
- By wheelchairman36 · New reply June 4, 2009
- 8 replies
- I got this virus last week and off all places it is on my butt :(. So now I am bed bound for 3-6 weeks for the first time since being put in a chair 10 yrs ago and now know what people go through when ...
Not Para, but serious spinal injury and have questions please
- By truivia · New reply June 1, 2009
- 27 replies
- I hope it is OK I joined here. I am not paralized. I do have a spinal injury that has changed life as I once knew it. It was 6 yrs ago and I am finally just trying to find some support online. I hope ...
I need your thinking cap.
- By Nina372 · New reply May 29, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello everybody, I need as much advice as I can get. I have been diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tackycardia Syndrome and Dysautonomia that is causing even more problems now with the rest of my organs ...
SCI Alternative Treatments - Are they Worth Looking At
- By Learning1 · Posted May 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- I just ran across a GREAT online resource developed by Laurance Johnston, who has been a regular contributor to a magazine called "Paraplegia News", and he has been a director of the Paralyzed Veterans ...
Mice With SCI Walk Again
- By JanisBellino · New reply May 27, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi Everyone! I just found this article in a newsletter I received from the "Life Rolls On" website. I thought someone might benefit from it. Thanks. Janis Bellino Mice With SCI Walk Again For years it ...
Belly Bag Superpubic UTI
- By Robin2 · New reply May 24, 2009
- 12 replies
- I continue to get a UTI once a month. I use a Belly Bag and am curious to hear from others who wear a Belly Bag. My doctor seems to think my bag may be the culprit ...
Electroacupuncture for Bladder Function
- By Marie6120 · Posted May 20, 2009
- 0 replies
- I read a post somewhere else (SCI Rutgers boards) that someone is getting his bladder back after getting treatments at Project Walk (pays $70/session) using electoacupuncture. So I went online and found ...
Paralyzed 1 year 12-8-09 and feels pain?????
- By Blondeyvonne · New reply May 19, 2009
- 15 replies
- Can anyone explain why my son felt so much pain last night in his lower abdomen and lower back from a urinary tract infection. He is supposed to be paralyzed T-7 down. He told me he also has had his feet ...
upper extremity clinic
- By PATRMX250 · New reply May 18, 2009
- 8 replies
- I'M A QUADRIPLEGIC C6, HAS ANYBODY HERD ABOUT A PROCEDURE THAT HELPS YOU MOVE YOUR HAND TO PINCH MAKE A TIGHT FIST AND FINGER EXTENTION? I FOUND A HAND SURGEON THAT DOES THIS I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE ...
Pressure Sores
- By mikey · Posted May 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- I saw this on the news. I hope it is of help. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/932832/ele ctric_bandage ...
