My original cushion (13 years old now) is still my favorite one, but we have to fill it with air every day and allow it to go back to room level.
I received a new high profile Roho a while ago and simply tried to put air in it and then let it get to where it was room level. It just did not have the same amount of air as the older model. Even though it's the exact same model, I sit significantly lower than I do in the older one. I have had a hard time getting the newer cushion properly adjusted. I thought I had it and then I decided to let out a little more air. Unfortunately my legs started to splay too much and this tells me that the condition is improperly inflated. Does anyone know where the website is that demonstrates how to properly inflated these things? Quadius On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM, <dav...@aol.com> wrote: > cushion cover size makes a BIG difference. a smaller (tighter) cover > allows you to have less air in the cushion. proper inflation for a roho is > to blow it up and let it sit open valve to room pressure. then cork it up > and put into a cover that allows you to sink in but not bottom out. I've > never had a pressure sore from sitting on a roho. > AZDAVE > > Take the world in a love embrace > Fire all of your guns at once > And explode into space > DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://daveoconnell.com/> > > In a message dated 12/11/2008 8:10:47 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > d...@unh.edu writes: > > What do you mean by 'a smaller cushion cover'? And why do you suppose that > would matter? > > Dan whose intrigued. > > > At 10:09 PM 12/10/2008, Merrill said something that elicited my response: > > > Years ago I had sores more often than not using the High Profile Roho > regardless of weight shifts. Several years ago by accident I began using a > smaller cushion cover. Since that day inflation does not need be perfect > nor are pressure shifts even necessary regardless how long I am up. > > Merrill > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* William Willis [ mailto:lwillis82...@msn.com<lwillis82...@msn.com>] > > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 09, 2008 6:09 PM > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* FW: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. > > > i've been trying to heal a sore while sitting on a roho for over a year > now. I get one healed and anothr develops. Its very depressing and > frustrating. I was having pretty good luck until my tilt chair died. Now i > can't relieve pressure and things aren't going as well. I visit a wound > clinic once a week and have done so since june 2007 > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 19:27:06 -0800 > From: imwheelin1...@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. > To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; ddh...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com > I think you'll be ok now that your cushion is properly inflated. I had a > sore that I got in rehab over the summer heal while sitting on my roho after > they got me on an air mattress at night. Its the other sore that got > infected and lead to another surgery in almost the same place as the sore I > got fixed last year. > > When I met with the wheelchair dealer for a new chair, he said that he has > seen people heal on a roho cushion. As long as it has the proper amount of > air in it and pressure relief is being done. > > Speaking of pressure relief, since I got this surgery fusing my back even > more, I am not longer able to get any sort of shoulder deppresion that > leaves me unable to get my butt off of the surface. I lean now. I haven't > gotten any new breakdown since the episode over the summer but am curious > how you all do your pressure relief. > > Stacy > > > *From:* RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> > *To:* ddh...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Saturday, December 6, 2008 1:01:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] need advice on pressure sore > hey dan, > ive got little purplish bruises b4 that go away without doing anything , > like when a transfer goes a lil wrong and you hit something. as far as what > to put on it someone else here on the list prob has a better idea. i dont > think it is gotten to a severe stage yet though . > > > > ron c7 > > --- On *Sat, 12/6/08, Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net>* wrote: > From: Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [QUAD-L] need advice on pressure sore > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 10:57 AM > HI - All, I need help with a new pressure sore issue.... my roho got a > bit low but i could not tell and now i got a small pressure sore on my left > side of my bottom. My wife said it looks sort of like a purple colored > bruise----can you guys tell me the best things to put on one early---when it > has not even opened up??? is lantaseptic or bag balm good for it ?? i'm real > worried because last april, i got a blister on my heel from my wife buying a > pair of tennis shoes one size too small---that turned into a pressure sore > and now 7 months later it is still slightly discolored and i still only wear > sandal type shoe to keep all pressure off that area. So besides the last > shoe incident----this is my 1st time with a butt area pressure sore---i know > to do pressure release and stay off as much as possible-- but not sure what > to put on it in the early stages. thanks for any help ! > > Dan H. C-6 11 1/2 yr. post > > > ------------------------------ > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your Hotmail(R) account > now.<http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008> > > > > ------------------------------ > Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in > one place. Try it > now<http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010> > . > -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury
