According to recent studies, it will do both. For people who are confined to a wheelchair and/or have limited use of their limbs, the act of socializing through online communities is often the most accessible and convenient. Accessibility, though, doesn’t always equal well-being. In a report by Susan M. Miller, she delves into the negative… Read More
How to Avoid Bed or Pressure Sores – Your Weekly Spotlight
Preventing Pressure Sores Pressure sores are a common complication of paralysis. Pressure sores occur when unrelieved pressure on the skin compresses the blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen to the skin. When the skin lacks blood for too long, the tissue dies and pressure sores form. Pressure sores are not a minor complication. They… Read More
Breaking Down Stereotypes For Disabled Parents
Close to 36,000 Canadians live with spinal cord injuries, and it’s estimated that there are 100 more every year according to The Star. Anita Kaiser is one of these individuals, but with an additional challenge. She gave birth to a daughter while paralyzed from the chest down. Kaiser has been working to bring attention to… Read More
Shaken Babies – 30% Death Rate
Shaken baby syndrome is the name given to describe the head trauma that results from abuse. When a child is violently shaken, brain damage often results. The underdeveloped muscles of the child’s neck can’t support and stabilize their heads, which in turn allows the head to shake in such a manner that the brain is… Read More
The “Silent Epidemic”
The blog Traumatic Brain Injury is engaging… the woman who writes it shares her experience living with TBI and how it has affected her life. Her most recent post, on the “silent epidemic”, discusses the fact that so many TBI people are not seen… their injuries being internal, without the scars to show the world… Read More
The Celebrity “Cure-All”…for Paralysis?
Botox – used for a celebrity quick-fix, to remove wrinkles, to regain the illusion of youth…can this “miracle” injection be used for better things – to treat spastic paralysis? Spastic paralysis commonly occurs after a stroke, brain injury or spinal cord injury. It damages the area of the nervous system that controls and coordinates the… Read More