I HAD AN ACCIDENT 26 YEARS AGO T7 INCOMPLETE. I HAVE SUFFERED CRONIC PAIN EVER SINCE AND SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN I COULD TAKE AND I HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. THE DOCTORS THOUGHT I WAS PUTTING IT ON AND HAD NO IDEA ABOUT SPINAL CORD INJURIES.I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU.
6 YEARS AGO I WAS DUE OUT OF HOSPITAL AND WAS NOT ALLOWED HOME UNLESS I HAD A FULL TIME QUALIFIED CARER. I WAS FORTUNATE ONE OF MY CARERS STEPPED IN AND SAID SHE WOULD LOOK AFTER ME. MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT AN AJUSTAMATIC BED FOR ME AND WHEN I PUT THE MASSAGER ON IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I FELT SOME RELIEF. OVER 7 YEARS NOW I CAN FEEL ALL MY SPINE, HIPS, STOMACH AND LEGS. MY CARER SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AFTER SO MANY YEARS. I FEEL SURE IF A YOUNGER PERSON WHO IS EXERCISING EVERY DAY WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT.
MY WRITING THIS IS TO SUGGEST TO ANYBODY WHO IS SUFFERING CRONIC PAIN TO HAVE ONE OF THESE BEDS AND I CAN PROMISE YOU IT WILL HELP THE PAINS. I AM 80 NOW AND TOO OLD TO GO ANY FURTHER,BUT I AM SURE IT WOULD HELP A YOUNGER PERSON TO STRENGTH THEIR BODY AND HELP WITH THE CRONIC PAINS.
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, Aug 04 2011 01:55 PM
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mellowgator
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Posted 04 August 2011 - 05:32 PM
connie,
wow 80 years old and you use the internet. i'm impressed. thanks for the tip. i agree that you can have return of sensation several years after sci.
mellowgator
wow 80 years old and you use the internet. i'm impressed. thanks for the tip. i agree that you can have return of sensation several years after sci.
mellowgator
hi fellow gimps! i'm a c 6/7 quad and have been injured since 1986. i was in a roll over hydroplane accident and it took hours for the paramedics to get me out of the car in the pouring rain. that definately wasn't my day. but alas life goes on!
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Posted 09 August 2011 - 07:09 AM
Sleeping in a Temperpedic bed has really helped me....it doesn't adjust the position in any way BUT the mattress itself is AWESOME!!! 
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Posted 02 November 2011 - 05:55 AM
[quote name='wheeliebear75' timestamp='1312873769' post='245075']
Sleeping in a Temperpedic bed has really helped me....it doesn't adjust the position in any way BUT the mattress itself is AWESOME!!!
I sleep on a "low-air loss" mattress. It is an air bed that keeps the pressure off of the points that are prone to decubitus ulcers and it helps with the pain. I can adjust it to be more or less firm and it circulates warm air. I love it but it costs lots of money. I've used it for about 15 yrs. now.
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Sleeping in a Temperpedic bed has really helped me....it doesn't adjust the position in any way BUT the mattress itself is AWESOME!!!
I sleep on a "low-air loss" mattress. It is an air bed that keeps the pressure off of the points that are prone to decubitus ulcers and it helps with the pain. I can adjust it to be more or less firm and it circulates warm air. I love it but it costs lots of money. I've used it for about 15 yrs. now.
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Edited by RioBlaze, 02 November 2011 - 05:56 AM.
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