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#1 donakend

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 06:42 PM

my husband was injured 3 months ago and he has just returned home. we are figuring things out, but we need help with one problem. when my husband is in his shower/commode chair and after we've completed showering and bowel care, how do we protect his testicles when sliding naked back onto the bed?

#2 Ches

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 07:01 PM

Sliding naked on a board is hard as hell.. use a towel.

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#3 araitn

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 08:04 PM

Ches, on Nov 27 2009, 02:01 PM, said:

Sliding naked on a board is hard as hell.. use a towel.

or... a pillow case worked for me in the beginning, luckily, I don't use a sliding board now. At your husband's injury level, it shouldn't be too long before he's able to ditch the board himself. Good luck!

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Posted 28 November 2009 - 03:35 AM

hello I am a student under the Occupational therapy program and I was assign a case study of a patient with a T11 spinal cord injury (complete) she is having problems with transfer ( including toileting, bed to w/c and w/c to bed) I need to come up with an assistive device to help my patient become more independent specially with dressing, and personal hygiene. I found your case and was wondering if you would like to share some information with me as far as the limitations of your husband to manage himself at home and perform his daily living activities so I can get an idea of what assistive device I can come up with for a patient with T11 SCI. Please reply ASAP

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Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:59 PM

donakend, on Nov 27 2009, 01:42 PM, said:

Have you ever seen those stretchy book covers for kids (they put them on their math book or science book) they come in different colors....you should be able to find them in the school supplies section. They fit perfectly over a short board and have a silky texture so you can slide right across them.

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