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Suggest Treatment For Autonomic Dysreflexia In Spinal Cord

Is there anyway to get rid of automatic disreflexia in spinal cord patients for good? My 19 year old son suffers on a daily basis with extreme pain. Is this normal, to suffer sever times a day? He does not want to live like this. A drunk driver took everything away from him October 15,2013. He was 18, just out of high school.
Tue, 13 Sep 2016
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Hi, Thank you for using HCM. I can understand your concern. Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is one of the most common complications after a spinal cord injury especially of the neck or the upper back. But fortunately most of these épisodes can be prevented. You could try the following for prevention of AD episodes
- avoid tight clothing
- good bowel and bladder management as most of these episodes are due to a blocked catheter or poorly managed bowel
- avoid ingrown toe nails
- avoiding bed sores and limb tightness (spasticity)

Hope this helps. Do let me know if you need any further help.
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Suggest Treatment For Autonomic Dysreflexia In Spinal Cord

Hi, Thank you for using HCM. I can understand your concern. Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is one of the most common complications after a spinal cord injury especially of the neck or the upper back. But fortunately most of these épisodes can be prevented. You could try the following for prevention of AD episodes - avoid tight clothing - good bowel and bladder management as most of these episodes are due to a blocked catheter or poorly managed bowel - avoid ingrown toe nails - avoiding bed sores and limb tightness (spasticity) Hope this helps. Do let me know if you need any further help.