Lift Chairs cannot be purchased online. Please contact us or visit our store and we will be happy to assist you. A Lift Chair assists someone with mobility and pressure issues. As we age, we lose some of our mobility. The Lift Chair offers a custom fit, usually based on your height and weight. It also allows a person to get to a standing or seated position with ease. If you suffer with swelling in the extremities, a lift chair can place you in a zero gravity or Trendelenburg position to allow legs to be at a higher position than the head. This assists in reducing swelling and provides for better well-being, better breathing, and also takes the pressure off the lower back. In the Trendelenburg position, the body is laid flat on the back (supine position) with the feet higher than the head by 15-30 degrees. In a Lift Out Chair you are well supported, in a safer environment and in the most comfortable position. If you have had knee or hip surgery, a Lift Out Chair makes sitting more comfortable.
Many of our clients have remarked that they sleep in their chairs. A Lift Chair can be ordered to your specifications. Often interior decor will determine the color and style. Various styles of backs are available for individualized fit and comfort. For those who spend a great deal of time in their Lift Out Chair and suffer with pressure issues, a Serta Insert can be added to keep the skin cool and dry. Feel free to stop into Highlands Medical Supplies at 13523 Hwy #118 (behind Haliburton Community Funeral Home) to try a Lift Chair and ask questions. Or call us at 705-457-9355. The Pride Lift Chair and Golden Technologies Lift Chair offer two of the best warranties in the business. Spinal instrumentation is a method of keeping the spine rigid after surgery by surgically attaching hooks, rods, and wire to the spine in a way that redistributes the stresses on the bones and keeps them in proper alignment while the bones of the spine fuse. Spinal instrumentation is used to treat instability and deformity of the
Instability occurs when the spine no longer maintains its normalSuch instability results in nerve damage, spinal deformities, and disabling pain. Scoliosis (scoliosis) is a side-to-sideKyphosis is a front-to-back curvature of the upper spine, while lordosis is an excessive curve of the lower spine. one type of curve may be present. Spinal deformities may be caused by: idiopathic scoliosis (Idiopathic scoliosis is scoliosis of unknownAbout 85% of cases occur in girls between the ages of 12 and 15 who are experiencing adolescent growth spurt.) Spinal instrumentation provides a stable, rigid column that encourages bones to fuse after spinal fusion surgery. Its purpose is to aid fusion. Without fusion, the metal will eventually fatigue and break, and so instrumentation is not itself a treatment for spine deformity. Different types of spinal instrumentation are used to treat differentAlthough the details of the insertion of rods, wires,
screws, and hooks vary, the purpose of all spinal instrumentation is the same—to correct and stabilize the backbone while the bones of theThe various instruments are all made of stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy. The oldest form of spinal instrumentation is the Harrington rod. was simple in design, it required a long period of brace wearing after the operation, and did not allow segmental adjustment of correction. rod was developed to avoid the long postoperative bracing period. system threads wires into the space within each vertebra. injury to the nerves and spinal cord is higher than with some other formsCotrel-Dubousset instrumentation uses hooks and rods in a cross-linked pattern to realign the spine and redistribute theThe main advantage of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation is that because of the extensive cross-linking, the patient may not have to wear a cast or brace after surgery. disadvantage is the complexity of the operation and the number of hooks
and cross-links that may fail. Several newer systems use screws that are embedded into the portion of the vertebra called the pedicle. Pedicle screws avoid the need for threading wires, but carry the risk of migrating out of the bone and contacting the spinal cord or the aorta (the major blood vessel exiting the heart). During the late 1990s, pedicle screws were the subject of severalThe controversies have since subsided, and pedicle screws remain an indispensible part of the spinal instrumentation. operations today are performed with a mix of techniques, such as Luque rods in the lower back and hooks and screws up higher. the proper type of instrumentation based on the type of disorder, the age and health of the patient, and the physician's experience. The surgeon strips the tissue away from the area to be fused. of the bone is peeled away. A piece of bone is removed from the hip and placed along side the area to be fused.
The stripping of the bone helps the bone graft to fuse. After the fusion site is prepared, the rods, hooks, screws, and wires areThere is much variation in how this is done based on the spinalOnce the rods are in place, the incision is Spinal fusion with spinal instrumentation is major surgery. will undergo many tests to determine the nature and exact location of theThese tests are likely to include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) computed tomography scans (CT scans) In addition, the patient will undergo a battery of blood and urine tests, and possibly an electrocardiogram to provide the surgeon and anesthesiologist with information that will allow the operation to beIn Harrington rod instrumentation, the patient may be or an upper body cast to stretch contracted muscles before surgery. After surgery, the patient will be confined to bed. A catheter is inserted so that the patient can urinate without getting up. are monitored, and the patient's position is changed frequently so
Recovery from spinal instrumentation can be a long arduous process. Movement is severely limited for a period of time. In certain types of instrumentation, the patient is put in a cast to allow the realigned bones to stay in position until healing takes place. This can be as long as sixMany patients will need to wear a brace after the cast is During the recovery period, the patient is taught respiratory exercises to help maintain respiratory function during the time of limited mobility. Physical therapists assist the patient in learning self-care and in performing strengthening and range-of-motion exercises. stay depends on the age and health of the patient, as well as the specific problem that was corrected. The patient can expect to remain under a physician's care for many months. Spinal instrumentation carries a significant risk of nerve damage andThe skill of the surgeon can affect the outcome of the operation, so patients should look for a hospital and
that has a lot of experience doing spinal procedures. Since the hooks and rods of spinal instrumentation are anchored in the bones of the back, spinal instrumentation should not be performed on people with serious osteoporosis. To overcome this limitation, techniques are being explored that help anchor instrumentation in fragile bones. After surgery there is a risk of infection or an inflammatory reaction due to the presence of the foreign material in the body. the membranes covering the spinal cord and brain can occur. term, the instrumentation may move or break, causing nerve damage and requiring a second surgery. Some bone grafts do not heal well, lengthening the time the patient must spend in a cast or brace or necessitatingCasting and wearing a brace may take an emotional toll, especially on young people. Patients who have had spinal instrumentation must avoid contact sports, and, for the rest of their lives, eliminate situations that will abnormally put stress on their
Many young people with scoliosis heal with significantly improved alignment of the spine. Results of spinal instrumentation done for other Morbidity and mortality rates Mortality rate for spinal fusion surgery is less than 1%. injury may occur in 1–5% of cases. Delayed paralysis is possible Not all patients require instrumentation with their spinal fusion. some patients, a rigid external brace can provide the required rigidity to allow the bones to fuse. Need to Know About Medical Treatments. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corp., 1996. Everything You Need to Know About Medical Treatments.5 Cabot Place, Stoughton, MA 020724. Orthogate [cited July 1, 2003]. Tish Davidson, A.M. Richard Robinson WHO PERFORMS THE PROCEDURE AND WHERE IS IT PERFORMED? Spinal instrumentation is performed by a neurosurgical and/or orthopedic surgical team with special experience in spinal operations. done in a hospital under general anesthesia.