The use of unconventional pressure redistributing cushion in spinal cord injured individuals
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-26-2011
Abstract
Study design:Case report. Objectives:To report an unconventional pressure-redistributing cushion used by spinal cord injured individuals.Setting:Department of Rehabilitation of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods:Description of three cases of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using unconventional pressure relieving cushions, and despite high pressure noted on pressure mapping they did not develop pressure ulcer. Conclusion:Education and awareness of pressure ulcer prevention is most important in SCI population, as technology is still an adjunct.Spinal Cord advance online publication, 26 July 2011; doi:10.1038/sc.2011.81.
Keywords
Unconventional Pressure-redistributing Cushion, Spinal Cord Injured
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Spinal Cord
Volume
49
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Additional Information
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia