Sussane, thanks! I'm not quite sure why she wore the TLSO for so long. I guess the surgeon just wants to make sure the sight is well healed.
LOB = Loss of Balance, UE = Upper Extremity I don't think she has a manual w/c, but I will check. She has been using a power w/c everytime I've been to her house. Yes, please send the e-books to my e-mail. Attachments are not allowed on the OTlist. Thanks for the care cure website, I've bookmarked it! Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: susanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] OTnow Colloboration With Spinal Cord Injury s> Hi Ron! s> Yes, I'm very willing to be part of your "bounce off" team! s> I never _worked_ with SCI patients - but I sort of live with s> one (boyfriend is a complete C5/C6 quad) - and I know how s> hard it is to find knowledgeable health care people - you s> have to become an expert on your own body - I guess I can s> say we are:-) s> Questions: s> - The TLSO is a brace, yes? Is she wearing it because her s> injury site isn't stable? (I believe it's a bit unusual so s> long after injury, but not sure..) s> - What is "LOB with UE movement"? s> - "She has a donated power w/c (reclining captain's back)". s> No manual chair?? s> - "..several months of rehab" - sounds like a lot these s> days for a low injury. Were there complications? s> I do have a lot of online resources to recommend to you. And s> I have the e-booklets on "expected outcomes" for different s> levels of SCI. Would like to send you the two relevant s> ones - for T1-9, and T10. They are big - can I just attach s> them to a private email to you? s> About transfers, you can find several private transfer s> videos on the Care Cure forums, here: s> http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=50721 s> Besides that the Care Cure forums are also The Place to get s> all kinds of questions answered - by both survivors and s> professional people. s> The sacral nerve stimulator trial sounds exiting - bowels s> and bladder are two biggies. Just to imagine to get them out s> of the way--- wouw! s> But I didn't get this one: s> "She has no bowel/bladder control so toilet transfers are s> not an issue." s> Whether she uses suppository and dig stim, or sacral nerve s> stim for bowels - sitting would still be the best way to go. s> (I can attest to the side lying position being way slower!) s> Or, are you saying she has no routine/program - it just s> happens...?? s> BTW - cathing can be done in the chair - but if using the s> sacral nerve stimulator - wouldn't one prefer to be on a s> toilet, or commode? s> Besides that I second what Joan said - what does she want s> and need to do? What has been addressed in rehab? The job s> now is to implement and build on (the relevant parts of) it. s> I guess there's a discharge letter - maybe sit down together s> and work your way through it. Now that she's home it may s> look very different to her, and what comes up might be very s> relevant input for the COPM, for starters.. s> Wishing you both good luck!! s> susanne, denmark -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
