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Category: Looking after ones health

Tips och ideas about: Preventing urinary infections


  • Cope with pain (10)
  • Handling of medicine (7)
  • Keeping warm/ keeping cool (48)
  • Preventing swelling (4)
  • Preventing urinary infections (4)
  • Preventing/healing ulcers (33)
  • Preventing/treating colds (6)
  • Preventing/treating muscle tensions (15)
  • Training (27)
  • Use of breathing aids (11)
  • Weight (3)

Hand rub dispenser with sensor

– aids people with impaired hand function [..]

Hand rub dispenser with sensor
Author Anonym 12010 Categories Body care, Preventing urinary infections, Preventing/treating colds, ToiletingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Hand wash in handbag

– reduces risk of infection – suitable for people with disabilities [..]

Hand wash in handbag
Author Irene2010 Categories Looking after ones health on trips, Preventing urinary infections, Self care on trips, Toileting, Washing oneselfTags Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

‘Camelbak’ hydration system

With the ‘camelbak’ water is always accessible when lying in bed – suitable for persons with compromised arm/hand function [..]

‘Camelbak’ hydration system
Author Gordon2008 Categories Drinking, Preventing urinary infectionsTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Cranberry juice

Cranberry juice is used to prevent urinary tract infections. [..]

Cranberry juice
Author Gert2005 Categories Preventing urinary infectionsTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)
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Kategorier av tips

  • Looking after ones health
    • Cope with pain
    • Handling of medicine
    • Keeping warm/ keeping cool
    • Preventing swelling
    • Preventing urinary infections
    • Preventing/healing ulcers
    • Preventing/treating colds
    • Preventing/treating muscle tensions
    • Training
    • Use of breathing aids
    • Weight

Tips by injury level

  • High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4) (142)
  • High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6) (617)
  • Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1) (177)
  • High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10) (187)
  • Low paraplegia (Th11-S1) (103)
  • Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1) (42)
  • Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1) (21)
  • Tetraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (C2-Th1) (50)
  • Paraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (Th2-S1) (4)
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