[Blessings2You]

For somebody who is not in a wheelchair, I sit down at LOT. Probably the equivalent of someone with a full-time desk job. The trouble is, I also sleep in a recliner. I have for almost a year, I think. It's the only way I can sleep that I don't have pain and/or muscle spasms. I'm tilted at the right angle and it "holds" me in the right position.

Ah, there's the rub. (Literally, probably.) I just read that people who spend a lot of time in recliners are more apt to get pressure ulcers. No, no, no, I don't want that. Yes, I KNOW you're supposed to change positions every hour or two. Obviously I don't.

So what do I do to prevent pressure sores? And what can I do if I DO start to get one?

[Jules A]

I'd suggest good nutrition and exercise if possible to help avoid pressure ulcers. Can you position pillows under different parts of your body when in the recliner for cushion?

Maybe check yourself with a mirror each day for reddened areas on pressure points like hips, buttocks?

[Blessings2You]

I have a pillow under my lower legs, but it never occurred to me to SIT on a cushion. I mean, it's a recliner, right?

[SallyC]

MY RLS probably keeps me from getting any...LOL

[kicker]

5 years in a chair, 24/7 Poise pad wear, but never a sore. Can't turn in bed either. Very alert to possibility, vary my Poise pad placement and vary chair seat (gel/air with a valve)and vary it up and down. Chair seat on with velcro so when on toilet move it a little. So far (knock wood) no problems. Try to keep clean and dry.

[Debbie D]

Can you afford a gel pad for underneath you? If not that, maybe one of those egg crate type cushions. The gel pads help greatly to relieve pressure on the body parts.