RE: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-08 Thread Joan Anglin
You are so right, just a little thing can make such a difference. 20 years ago when I got my second chair nobody noticed that the foam that was supposed to cover the bottom of the backrest way short by an inch. 10 days later I had an open wound that finally healed but has been an ongoing

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-05 Thread wheelchair
ent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 10:25 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore I hope you are working with a certified wound specialist and wound medical doctor. A wound nurse with updated training every year is a great asset. Wounds fail to heal for a number of reasons. Age, Diet,

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-05 Thread diannal767
only when a wound has been the healing process 90%. Best Wishes -Original Message- From: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com> To: lwillis82153 <lwillis82...@msn.com>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 10:25 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-04 Thread fragile
Was the seating system from Pride as well? When I had one, 7 years ago, the seating system was from Motion Concepts. It worked well until time to change the batteries. Then, there wasn't enough room to remove the rear battery without also removing a bunch of electronics. On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at

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2015-09-04 Thread shirley bell
...@aol.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 12:27 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore ~Thought I'd share my story with everyone in hopes of preventing this of happening to anyone else!! Finally got in my new chair July 1. By August 14th, I

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2015-09-04 Thread Gmail
I have a motion concept chair and just had the batteries changed ... then I got a sore. But I remember the guy changed the batteries in about 1 minute from the fount. I would say it is a coincidence because I'd been having problems. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Sep 4, 2015, at 1:10 PM, fragile

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2015-09-04 Thread wheelchair
mo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) " Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore Resent-From: <_quad-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) > Resent-Date: Friday, September 4, 2015 at 9:19 PM Craig, Kessler, Shepard Hospitals all have seating and positioning

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-04 Thread diannal767
? -Original Message- From: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com> To: diannal767 <diannal...@aol.com>; sbell137 <sbell...@cox.net>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 5:08 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore Did you

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-04 Thread diannal767
? -Original Message- From: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com> To: diannal767 <diannal...@aol.com>; sbell137 <sbell...@cox.net>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 5:08 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore Did you

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2015-09-04 Thread diannal767
om>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 7:26 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore No. it was time for a new chair so I called the company who provided me a chair 5 years ago. SAW a PHYSICAL THERAPIST, was MEASURED for this particular chair and

[QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-04 Thread diannal767
~Thought I'd share my story with everyone in hopes of preventing this of happening to anyone else!! Finally got in my new chair July 1. By August 14th, I was in the hospital getting surgery on a sore on my butt. I'm home now with a sore the size of a 50 cent piece and 3/4 of an inch deep.

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2015-09-04 Thread wheelchair
Company set up? -Original Message- From: diannal767 <diannal...@aol.com> To: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 7:26 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore No. it was time for a new

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2015-09-04 Thread wheelchair
) Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore Did you actually go to a clinic that specialize in seating and positioning or did someone hold their thumb up to your profile? Positioning is so important, especially today. Do you have a Comfort Company set up? Best Wishes

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2015-09-04 Thread Gmail
to the grave. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >> From: wheelch...@aol.com >> Date: September 4, 2015 at 5:08:23 PM EDT >> To: diannal...@aol.com, sbell...@cox.net, quad-list@eskimo.com >> Subj

Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore

2015-09-04 Thread wheelchair
gt; Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 5:08 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sitting wrong/Pressure sore Did you actually go to a clinic that specialize in seating and positioning or did someone hold their thumb up to your profile? Positioning is so important, especially today. Do you have a Comfort Company set