I have brought this up everytime I have been mapped. My mapping file could fill a book! I have been mapped so many times over the last 10 years its rediculous! But, all of the maps have shown the very same pressure problem area. So even tho I complain about it, its one more page of the same thing in the book--until I got this new cushion which shows no pressure anywhere! A couple of people have the same cushion and have had sores heal while sitting on it. Of course I cannot remember the name of the cushion, but its like floating on a small area of air.
As for RoHo cushions, I have tried to go back to one every once in a while and then remember why I don't sit one. I too, know a few guys who have sat on them forever. Oh well, what I have now is "finally" doing what the rest of the cushions 'claim' they do. take care, Dana and ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Oldaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Lori Michaelson'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 9:04 AM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] My current wound battle, pressure mapping, etc > Lori... > > Pressure mapping is a bogus practice in my opinion. The whole premise > assumes that you will be placed in your chair, on your cushion, the > exact same way every time, which NEVER happens to the degree necessary > to validate the theory behind pressure mapping. Even the seating clinic > technicians at one of the most renowned and respected SCI rehab centers > admitted to me (off the record) that pressure mapping is more of a > marketing ploy than a useful, worthwhile diagnostic tool. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [QUAD-L] My current wound battle, pressure mapping, etc > > > > > A rehab/vendor guy came & pressure mapped my as* today. Unsurprisingly, > my current seating system shows little to no pressure since we weren't > convinced that caused my wound. > > We think my wound began because of moisture & maybe then exacerbated by > underwear in the crease and SOME pressure on it when sitting. Other > than wearing pads or powder ... how do you women stay dry? This is a > relatively new problem for me --- wound from moisture so am looking for > ideas. > > Turning 40 did it! LOL. Either way, I've been staying completely off > of it going on 5 months. Despite great nutrition, high protein drinks, > proper vitamins and staying off of it ... it's a bugger healing > COMPLETELY. There's only a pinhole left to it but that's been present > for a month. The area around it wants to stay red despite no pressure. > Ugh! > > I tried out 2 popular cushions (Roho quad and ummm, pooh - Brain blurp!) > and the second one seems better for me pressure-wise, heigth and so on. > > > However... if my seating isn't the problem according to the pressure > mapping device what's my strategy??? > > He left the one cushion here for me to try over the weekend. Second > issue is that I'm in the market for a new wheelchair, SO that has > decision making multiplied. Get a cushion or no? As Medicare will only > pay for one. We plan on moving so we think it best to wait till we move > to move on trying out new chairs so the vendor will be close by. > > Feels god to be up for a few hours after 4 days in bed though! > > Lori > http:\\www.michaelsons.org > > > >
