For mobility-impaired patients, the risk of skin conditions such as pressure injuries and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) increases. Incontinent patients [...]
Skin plays an important role in overall health and wellness, particularly for people with limited mobility and/or spinal cord [...]
The Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach recently released new guidelines for care and management of people with [...]
Pain medications are widely used for treatment of both chronic and acute pain, but they come with a common [...]
Constipation is a common ailment for long-term care (LTC) patients, and laxatives are the most prescribed medications by LTC [...]
To ensure high quality care, it is critical that healthcare providers are familiar with effective bowel care protocol(s) for [...]
Approximately 291,000 Americans have a spinal cord injury (SCI). Reported prevalence rates vary for Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) in the [...]
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at particular risk for blood clots and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Risk [...]
According to John Hopkins Medicine, ulcers can develop if blood supply is cut off for more than 2 to [...]
Children with disabilities have a much higher incidence rate of constipation than the non-disabled pediatric population. Unfortunately, bowel conditions can [...]