Effect of straddling chair on paraplegic patients complicated with pressure sore / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of straddling chair on paraplegic patients complicated with pressure sore. Methods Nineteen paraplegic patients complicated with pressure sore were set as the control group where they were managed with routine rehabilitation training and adapted negative pressure drainage at the sore.Another twenty-three paraplegic patients complicated with pressure sore were set as the experiment group where conventional rehabilitation trainings was taken and besides the patients were managed with rehabilitation training by riding on the straddling chairs.The curative effect of pressure sore and the activities of daily living(ADL)at discharge were compared between the two groups.Result The experiment group was significantly better than the control group in terms the curative effect,time for discharge and ADL(all P<0.05).Conclusion Rehabilitation training of paraplegic patients’riding on the straddling chair may be helpful for the improvement of the activities of ADL and effective prevention and curative treatment of the pressure sore.