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Further help and advice
Some physical disabilities can bring complications which need special management, such as pressure sores and incontinence.
‘ All Dressed up Advice on Clothes’, Disabled Living Foundation £4.95
Are we there yet and Boots for Bridesmaid’s Children - are books with positive views of families and disability by Verna Allette Wilkins, Spinal Injuries Association, £3.95
The Arthritis Helpbook - by Kate Lorig and JF fries, Arthritis Care £11.95
For details of books about MS, please contact the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Tel: 0207 610 7171
Pressure sores
Being confined to bed is not the only cause of pressure sores. People who use wheelchairs, spend long periods in an armchair or have, heart, circulation, dietary and other conditions also risk developing them. Most pressure sores can be prevented.
If pressure sores happen in spite of preventative action, contact your doctor, nurse or physiotherapist.
Relieving the Pressure - your guide to pressure sores is a leaflet giving advice for disabled people and their carers on how to avoid pressure sores. Freephone the Health Literature Line on: 0800 555 777
Don’t get sore—get
moving is a video for staff at residential and nursing homes but it’s
advice applies to people in their own home. For sale or hire from CFL
Vision, PO Box 35, Wetherby LS23 7EX
Incontinence
The problem of getting to the toilet in time affects around three million people of all ages. It can be treated or managed so that it interferes with your life as little as possible.
You can get help from your GP, community or practice nurse, health visitor, local chemist, physiotherapist or an NHS continence adviser (your GP can tell you how to contact the continence adviser)
The Continence Foundation provides both public and professionals with advice and information. It runs a confidential helpline and publishes useful leaflets and reading lists. It maintains close links with professional and user organisations, and campaigns for media coverage and open discussion to encourage people to seek professional help. It maintains a national database of helpful products , advisers and educational resources.
The Enuresis Resource and Information Centre (ERIC) provides information and confidential, practical advice to children, parents, adults and professionals on the problem of enuresis: bed-wetting and daytime wetting. Tel: 0117 960 3060
Incontact works with and for people with bladder and bowel problems. It provides information, support and advice, publishes a quarterly newsletter and can put you in touch with local services or enable you to share your experiences with others. To reach Incontact, call the Continence Foundation Helpline. (see above)
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