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Contents Causes - Bladder 69 Causes - Bowel 69 Causes - Other 69 Treatment 69 At Home 69 Constipation 70 Managing Constipation 70 Diarrhoea 70 Managing Diarrhoea 70 Rectal Bleeding 70 Screening for Bowel Cancer 71 Skin WARNING! 74 Your Skin 76 The Epidermis 76 The Dermis 76 The Sebaceous Glands 76 The Sweat Glands 76 Skin & Spinal Cord Impairment 77 Your Early Warning System 77 What is a Pressure Area? 78 The Stages of a Pressure Area 78 What to look for 78 What to feel for 78 Where to look 78 Pressure Risk Areas 79 The Ounces of Prevention 80 In Your Wheelchair 80 Shower & Commode Chairs 80 In Your Bed 80 Your Clothing 80 Your Footwear 81 Vehicle Safety 81 Vehicle Journeys 81 Burns & Scalds 81 Heaters & Fires 81 Ovens & Stoves 81 Other Risk Factors 82 Hot Food & Drinks 82 Baths & Showers 82 Chemical Burns 82 Cuts & Scrapes 82 Cold & Frostbite 82 Diet & Body Weight 82 Zits! 82 Smoking 82 Existing Damage 82 12
Contents Moisture 82 Fungal Infections 82 Waxing, Tattoos and Piercings 83 Moisturisers and Powders 83 Other health problems and aging 83 Your Feet 83 Tinea 83 Ingrown Toenails 83 Pressure Area Management 84 Home vs Hospitalisation 84 Pillow 85 Getting Up & About 85 Pressure Relief 86 Arm Raise Relief 86 Alternate Lean Relief 86 Forward Lean Relief 86 Mobilisation Chart 87 Nutrition Nutrition 90 Balanced Diet 91 Fibre 92 The Weighty Issues 3 Overweight Complications 3 Reducing Weight 3 Exercise Underweight Complications 94 5 Ideas to Gain Weight 5 Fluids 6 Alcohol 6 Drugs 7 Medical Important Information! 100 Personal Medical Information 100 Medical Complications 101 Autonomic Dysreflexia 101 Signs & Symptoms 101 Causes - Bladder 101 Causes - Bowel 101 Causes - Other 101 Treatment 101 At Home 101 Blood Clots 102 Prevention 102 Signs of a Deep Vein Thrombosis 102 13 © New Zealand Spinal Trust, 2004
Page 3 and 4: BACK on TRACK A basic introduction
Page 5 and 6: Your rehab will not stop when you l
Page 7 and 8: "What's all this Rehab about anyway
Page 9 and 10: Contents Intro Spinal 101 Authors N
Page 11: Contents Causes - Bladder 54 Causes
Page 15: Contents Accepting reality 113 What
Page 18 and 19: A word about medical terms… The s
Page 20 and 21: Immediate Effects of Injury • In
Page 22 and 23: Your Spinal Column 22 © New Zealan
Page 24 and 25: Peripheral Nerves & Functions At ev
Page 26 and 27: Your Spinal Cord Your Spinal Cord i
Page 28 and 29: What is Spinal Cord Impairment? Spi
Page 30 and 31: Spinal Shock, Reflexes & Spasm Spin
Page 32 and 33: Skin & Sensation The pairs of perip
Page 34 and 35: Descriptions No two spinal cord imp
Page 36 and 37: Common Terms The following table co
Page 38: Common Terms TERM FULL NAME EXPLANA

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