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SKIN CARE IN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS: A PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE DEVASTATING PROBLEM.

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  • Post graduate in M.Ch Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  • Consultant Neurosurgeon, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India 587101.
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Abstract

Background: Spinal cord injury subjects the patients to multitude of complex problems which have bearing on physical, mental ,psychological and social aspects of the individual. It leaves the patients crippled for various aspects and mobilization being the important one which is severely impaired. Among all the problems, skin care constitutes an important aspect. Methods: Various comprehensive aspects of skin care like Grading of decubitus ulcers, preventive methodologies and management is reviewed. Conclusion: Skin care in Spinal cord injury patients is an important aspect of the rehabilitation process. It plays a pivotal role in maintaining the well-being of spinal cord injury patients. It involves simple common sense steps which the patients or the care givers can adapt and make it a daily routine to ensure the integrity of the neurologically impaired skin. Timely observation and action are the keys to the approach.

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Sachin S. Shabadi and Vijay Kumar S. Shabadi. (2017); SKIN CARE IN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS: A PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE DEVASTATING PROBLEM., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (02), 1233-1243, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3276

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DR SACHIN S SHABADI
POST GRADUATE IN DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM, KERALA, INDIA.

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