In quadriplegia, the fingers movements or hand grip is affected, so it becomes very difficult to perform daily tasks. Every body wants independence in life and to add some sort of independence to quadriplegics life, various tools can be made. In the following lines, you will read in detail about…
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Intermittent catheter definition Intermittent urinary catheterization is the insertion of a latex,silicon hollow tube into penis or vagina of a spinal cord injured person passing through urethra into bladder. The drainage tube is to be kept inside till the bladder empties completely. The outer end of the tube must be…
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How to catheterize yourself male? This guide describes the independent intermittent catheterization male tips. Read and follow the advice given below to get the intermittent urinary catheterization procedure done without the assistance of a caregiver, guardian. 1. Arrange all the stuff needed for IC which are as follows: Intermittent urinary…
Continue readingQuadriplegics have to deal with poor blood circulation most of the time. Sometimes, blood pressure drops to extremely low levels while at other times it shoots up unpredictably high. This is quadriplegia abnormal body reactions part 3 of our series. Able bodied peoples’ blood circulation is regulated by blood vessels…
Continue readingQuadriplegia abnormal body reactions part 2 People with quadriplegia face the loss of body thermostat control gifted to able bodied people by nature. For able-bodied persons what happens is : in winters, blood capillaries near skin contracts to stop body warmth radiating out in the atmosphere. In summer, the same…
Continue readingQuadriplegia abnormal body reactions Quadriplegia is a more devastating condition then paraplegia as it causes paralysis of trunk, chest and fore arm muscles, not present in paraplegia. Further more, quadriplegics face the loss of normal body phenomenon such as sweating, body thermostat, proper blood circulation. Here, in this first part…
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Bowel program spinal cord injury After spinal cord injury one of the biggest challenge that one face is bowel movement. Bowel movement of a neurogenic bowel works in a different way after spinal cord injury and one need a lot of understanding and planning to manage it in good way. To…
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Tendon Transfer Surgery in Quadriplegia Quadriplegia is a devastating condition which results not only in chest down paralysis but also impaired hands functions. Quite often it happens to young, energetic and active individuals. Major causes of it are accidents and shallow water diving. With impaired hands functions and chest down…
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