Cord injury

The first pt we observed was Brent Lawerance a 29 yr old male who suffered a C4-C5 incomplete spinal cord injury. The pt presented to the clinic with his mother and father who were supportive which is important to note about the pt’s family life. The pt became quadriplegic following a motocross accident in 2005. The accident left the pt paralyzed from C3 and below. He was referred to therapy 4 years following the accident. During the treatment session, Dr. Morgan first decided to work on locomotor

If I were to sustain a spinal cord injury otherwise known as SCI, limiting my mobility to a wheelchair, I would have to reconsider both my living situation, where my family lives, and assistance with daily activities. I would think about how difficult it would be to roll up hill towards the Media and Arts dorm and how I would be forced to use the back entrance rather than the front. I would think about the frustrations and difficulty in getting transportation off campus to my Internship in Midtown

Pressure ulcers are a secondary health condition of spinal cord injury patients. The prevalence of pressure ulcers for spinal cord injury patients can reach up to 95% and for many it can be a recurrent problem. The article that I have chosen to review sets out to compare ultraviolet-C versus a placebo ultraviolet-C and how each effect the wound healing process for a spinal cord injury patient. The main outcome measures were the percent area of the wound compared to baseline area of the wound

Teaching a Patient Safety Precautions with a Spinal Cord Injury A nurse has many important roles that help promote the health of patients including being a caregiver, administering medications, and providing education. Before providing significant education to the patient, a relationship must be established between the nurse and the patient that includes trust and rapport. After establishing trust and rapport with a patient, the patient may be at ease and become more comfortable with their nurse

Chronic Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects up to 500,000 people every year around the world (Singh et al., 2014) with devastating physical, psychological and social consequences. SCI not only damages motor systems, it also directly affects sensory systems, causing chronic, debilitating neuropathic pain. The incidence of neuropathic pain after SCI is extremely high, with at least half and up to 90% of SCI individuals experiencing neuropathic pain, described

How can a word tell a story? A single word, with such a complex meaning behind it that we interpret it as a full fledged tale. Simple. Greatness does not find you. You have to be the one to seek out greatness. The one that has to earn greatness through proving yourself over and over while life throws its countless challenges at you. So when we take the initiative to do right in this world, anyone and everyone should possess a righteous moral compass to guide them through the difficult times-which

skills and patterns, his expressed needs and wishes for therapy, and identify an applicable occupational model. The client, J.D., is a 49 year old male who at the time of evaluation had recently suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury at the C6 level. Prior to his injury he was a full-time employee as a postal clerk, enjoyed working on all sorts of cars, and was a loving and involved father and grandfather. J.D specifically noted that he enjoys playing with his grandkids and that he was fully

Helen Thompson once wrote, “In riding a horse we borrow freedom.”[3] People have always been astounded by the magnificence of horses. They were always seen as majestic, free, strong, and loyal. It was at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 that Liz Hartel admitted that riding a horse helped her recover from polio. Soon after her speech, in the 1960s, therapeutic riding centers were created in Europe, Canada, and the United States. It was also during the 1960s, that the horse was used as an adjunct to physical

Pressure ulcers are a secondary health condition for spinal cord injury patients. The prevalence for pressure ulcers for spinal cord injury patients can reach up to 95% and for many it can be a recurrent problem. The article that I have chosen to review sets out to compare ultraviolet-C versus a placebo ultraviolet-C and how each effect the wound healing process for a spinal cord injury patient. The main outcome measures were the percent area of the wound compared to baseline area of the wound

provided at the end of the paper to show an example of nursing care plan for physiological issues. Psychosocial Issues Spinal cord injury is a sudden and devastating event for patients. The injury can be extremely debilitating and it may require a significant alteration in lifestyle post injury. P.R. has sustained a relatively high level (C6) spinal cord injury, which makes him very limited functional capacity. He will go through grieving process followed by anger for the loss of function