Pressure Sores

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Opening address and welcome to participants....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Wheelchair services....Pages 7-13
Seating for patients vulnerable to pressure sores....Pages 15-25
Special modifications to chairs for posture control....Pages 27-33
An alternative to the wheelchair....Pages 35-47
Back Matter....Pages 49-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Pressure sores....Pages 53-57
Pressure sore prevalence....Pages 59-66
Measurement of interface pressures....Pages 67-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Pressure problems in the elderly....Pages 81-90
Spinal shock in paraplegia—early skin care....Pages 91-94
Skin care and long-term rehabilitation....Pages 95-102
Young disabled in the community....Pages 103-114
Back Matter....Pages 115-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The role of the occupational therapist in pressure sore prevention....Pages 121-132
Nursing aspects of pressure sore prevention....Pages 133-141
The problem of pressure sores in multiple sclerosis and severe disability....Pages 143-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Aids in prevention and treatment of pressure sores: contoured cushion fabrication using the Shapeable Matrix....Pages 151-156
Movements during sitting and their relationship to pressure sores....Pages 157-165
The use of thermography in the prevention of pressure sores....Pages 167-175
The surgical treatment of pressure sores....Pages 177-180
Back Matter....Pages 181-183
Back Matter....Pages 185-187