Cancer Screening Shouldn’t Depend on Whether You Can Transfer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers there is. Caught early, it’s highly treatable, and screening doesn’t just find it; it removes the growths that would have become…
Allodynia, When Your Own Bedsheet Hurts
This is general information rather than medical advice. Allodynia has many causes, and treatment depends on which one applies, so a clinician needs to assess it. Limited mobility brings…
Neurogenic Bowel and How a Bowel Program Actually Works
This article is general information and not medical advice. A clinician familiar with neurogenic bowel and your specific injury should set up and adjust bowel management. Everybody poops. Almost nobody…
Why Core Strength Matters for Wheelchair Users and Where to Start
Adjusting to life in a wheelchair changes your relationship with your own body, and that adjustment takes real time. Muscles you never gave much thought to matter a great deal…
Pressure Ulcers, the Stages, and What Treatment Actually Involves
This is general information rather than medical advice. Any open pressure wound should be assessed by a clinician or wound care nurse. A pressure ulcer is damage to the skin…
15 Safe and Simple Wheelchair Exercises for Older Adults
Exercise doesn’t stop mattering once standing becomes difficult. In fact, wheelchair exercises for seniors can improve strength, circulation, flexibility, and mood without ever leaving the chair. The Centers for Disease…
How to Prevent Bed Sores Without Overhauling Your Day
As a wheelchair user for over 20 years and the daughter of a nurse, pressure sores are like the Jason Vorhees of my care plan. There’s good reason for it….
5 Cardio Workouts for Wheelchair Users to Boost Your Heart Health and Stamina
Maintaining good cardiovascular health is vital for everyone regardless of mobility. While traditional methods of exercise might seem out of reach, cardio exercises for wheelchair users offer improved heart health,…
What Wheelchair Yoga Actually Involves and How to Do It Safely
Most yoga content aimed at wheelchair users is written by people who don’t use one. You can tell, because it says things like “gently twist to the right” without mentioning…
