Save Money at Your Facility by Improving Your Bowel Care Program
Constipation is a psychologically and socially debilitating condition. In the long-term care setting, in particular amongst patients 65 and over, [...]
Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis and Pressure Injuries in the Mobility-Impaired
The risk of skin conditions such as incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) and pressure injuries increases significantly for mobility-impaired patients. Patients [...]
Correlation Between an Ineffective Bowel Care Program and Skin Breakdown
Skin plays an important role in overall health and wellness, particularly for people with limited mobility and/or spinal cord [...]
Spina Bifida Guidelines: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
The Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach recently released new guidelines for care and management of people with [...]
Constipation and Pain Medication
Pain medications are widely used for treatment of both chronic and acute pain, but they come with a common [...]
Constipation in Patients Requiring Long-Term Care
Constipation is a common ailment for long-term care (LTC) patients, and laxatives are the most prescribed medications by LTC [...]
Patient Care for Reflexic and Flaccid Bowel
To ensure high quality care, it is critical that healthcare providers are familiar with effective bowel care protocol(s) for [...]
Autonomic Dysreflexia: Symptoms, Causes, Prevention & Bowel Care
Approximately 291,000 Americans have a spinal cord injury (SCI). Reported prevalence rates vary for Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) in the [...]
Avoiding Blood Clots After Spinal Cord Injury
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at particular risk for blood clots and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Risk [...]
Correlation Between an Ineffective Bowel Program and Pressure Ulcers
According to John Hopkins Medicine, ulcers can develop if blood supply is cut off for more than 2 to [...]