This video is one of a three part video series from the Kessler Foundation. The purpose of this educational video series is to provide information to individuals with SCI and caregivers on skin care.
Evaluating Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan A problem-solving worksheet for people with spinal cord injury and their health care providers was developed by the Secondary Complications and Aging Task Force of the ACRM Spinal Cord Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group. This Information/Education Page may be reproduced for noncommercial use for health care professionals to share with patients and their caregivers. Any other reproduction is subject to approval by the publisher.
Skin Care & Pressure Sores
Six part series with important information regarding pressure sores, including prevention, risk factors, and treatment options.
- Causes & Risks (PDF) (en español)
- Prevention (PDF) (en español)
- Pressure Reliefs (PDF) (en español)
- Building Skin Tolerance (PDF) (en español)
- Areas at High Risk (PDF) (en español)
- Recognizing and Treating Pressure Sores (PDF) (en español)
- Surgical and Reconstructive Treatment of Pressure Injuries (PDF) (en español)
Pressure Ulcers: What You Should Know (PDF)
This consumer guide is published by the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine.
The Skin You’re In: An Overview of Maintaining Skin Integrity for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Lauren Harney, RN, BSN, CWON, Boston Medical Center, May 2011, New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center (NERSCIC) Lecture
Pressure Sores Part 1: Skin Care & Prevention
This 41 minute video reviews describes skin functions & risk factors for pressure sores, prevention of pressure sores such as proper seating, weight shifts, and nutrition. The impact of a pressure sore on QOL is explored. NOTE: See our SCI InfoSheet on Prevention of Pressure Ulcers for the update on Pressure Ulcer Stages. This video 1 in an 11-part video series provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).
Pressure Sores Part 2: Treatment
This 10 minute video utilizes an anatomical model to demonstrate techniques for general care and treatment options for the four stages and unstageable pressure sores and tunneling wounds. This video 1 in an 11-part video series provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).
Skin Care & Pressure Sores
This consumer factsheet was produced through a collaboration between the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) and the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems. These materials undergo expert and consumer reviews to ensure they are up-to-date, evidence-based, and consumer-friendly.
New Findings in Pressure Ulcer Treatment and Prevention
This is an article from the SCI Update Newsletter published by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). (Spring 2002)
Skin Breakdown and Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Persons with SCI
“How To” video and factsheet from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Leaning Side to Side (Manual Wheelchair)
“How To” video and factsheet from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Push Up (Manual Wheelchair)
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Leaning Forward (Manual Wheelchair)
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Tilting and Reclining (Power Wheelchair)
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Leaning Forward (Power Wheelchair)
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Do Pressure Relief - Modified Leaning Side to Side (Power Wheelchair)
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Taking Care of Pressure Sores
SCI Patient Education Pamphlet from the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS).
Maintaining Healthy Skin (Part I) & Maintaining Healthy Skin (Part II)
SCI Patient Education Pamphlets from the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS).
Pressure ulcer treatment
This is an article from the SCI Update Newsletter published by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). (Fall 2005)
Padding in Bed
Information about padding in bed from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. EN ESPAÑOL
Foam Pads or "Quad Pads"
Information on foam pads, or as they are often called - "quad pads" from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System - EN ESPAÑOL
Sunblock Skin Protection
Information about protecting your skin from the sun from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. - EN ESPAÑOL
Skin: It’s Too Much Pressure!
Information about the skin and pressure from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. - EN ESPAÑOL
Skin Care: Choosing the Right Bed and Mattress After Spinal Cord Injury
Information about skin care from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. - EN ESPAÑOL
Skin
A chapter from the Spinal Cord Injury Patient – Family Teaching Manual published by the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley (RSCICDV) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. Spanish
Smoking's Effects on Secondary Complications of Spinal Cord Injury
This 11 minute video focuses on how many complications people experience after SCI are only made worse with smoking. Topics include respiratory complications (pneumonia), cardiovascular complications (blood flow), bladder cancer, osteoporosis (bone loss), pressure ulcers, pain, erectile dysfunction, and reproductive health for women. Also discussed, the almost equal harmful effects of secondhand smoke, how to quit smoking, and the benefits of quitting.
