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Old 02-06-2013, 06:04 PM #1
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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?
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MY RLS probably keeps me from getting any...LOL
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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.
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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.
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ROHO cushion. Low profile i've used since 1989. I'm a C7 complete paraplegic. $350. Lasts me 5yrs.
Move your weight as well. You'll live longer.
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Dr. Leonard's is a catalog with less expensive stuff for non-WCers. I got egg-shell foam to use on my travel scooter but it moved too much during transfer. Good WC cushions can be expensive. (*&^% B@$^@%s) making money off us crips!
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Google Dr. Leonard - choose online - enter subject Cushion.
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I won't go into the reason here, but I sit much of the day, and my butt is sore from my clothes rubbing against the skin. I have tried different cushions, lotions. Laugh, if you wish, but it occurred to me today to try plastic wrap around my butt and see if that helps. What do I have to lose. Perhaps the laugh of the day.
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To me lotion and bubble wrap being non-porous and causing heat and sweat sound dangerous to me. I stay away from heat and dampness.
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To me lotion and bubble wrap being non-porous and causing heat and sweat sound dangerous to me. I stay away from heat and dampness.
You are correct. I appreciate your input.
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