PRESSURE SORES (BED SORES) – GENERAL INFORMATION
They will not develop if you change your position often, keep dry, put some sort of padding over these danger points and get someone to massage them briskly, often. All of that is easier said than done. It is not much fun to change your position often if you are in pain and especially if there is only one position that is really comfortable for you. It is hard to change position often if you are partly paralysed or so weak that you can’t do it without help. It is hard to keep dry if you are incontinent. It can be fiddly to try to arrange padding over your danger points. You might feel reluctant to ask busy nurses, friends, or relatives to spend time helping you to change position and rubbing any sore areas to help restore a brisk circulation. However, it is worth taking all of this seriously. Things are likely to be even more difficult for you if you do develop a pressure sore, because then you won’t be able to sit or lie in the position that produced your sore at all!
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