Duro-Med Convoluted Foam Chair Pads with Seat, Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)This low-cost pad has enhanced the lives of two elderly people whom I know, and has played an important part in reversing Stage 1 pressures sores for both of them. I hope it can help you avoid pressure sores in the first place. This pad has also reduced the discomfort of one person whose spine is now deformed. Here are some details.
I ordered the first of two pads for my dad, who has a bad heart. He spends a lot of time in a recliner and started to develop a Stage 1 pressure sore on his tailbone. He is now using this pad in his recliner and has trained himself to shift positions 4x per hour. This has healed the Stage 1 pressure sore on his tailbone.
On Sunday mornings I sit with the mother of a friend of mine whose spine is severely degenerated. She is no longer able to lie down because of an extreme spinal curvature, and as a result spends her days and nights in a recliner. I got her one of these pads and she uses it differently than my dad uses it. She is a very tiny woman (about 4'6") and so she sits on the thin side of the pad and leans on the thick side of the pad. We have customized the pad by cutting out two holes in the thick side. One hole is a long oval that goes through both layers of the thick side. This accommodates the protruding part of her spine, which had a Stage 1 pressure sore on it that is now entirely healed. We also cut a much smaller oval through the eggcrate layer only to accommodate her tailbone. Her tailbone had previously had a Stage 2 pressure sore that had already been healed to Stage 1 before we got the pad. Now that she uses the pad with the hole cut through the eggcrate layer of the thick side, the Stage 1 sore on the tailbone has also healed. This customized pad has also had a second benefit. Leaning back on her degenerated spine caused this lady a terrific amount of pain and discomfort. The use of the customized pad has changed this entirely. With the customized pad she is able to lean back in much less discomfort, which in turn allows her to sleep better. In addition to the customized pad, she uses a pellet-filled neck pillow that supports her head and neck in a healthy position.
I am now ordering a third pad so that the lady with the spinal curvature can have a back-up. She just had a heart attack and is in the hospital recovering nicely. Her daughter (my friend) is ready for a back-up pad because she has had to take the original pad to the hospital.
I hope these detailed descriptions can help you decide if this pad can help you or someone you know as much as it has helped my dad and the lady I sit with.

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