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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…