@born_amber: This medieval torture device looking contraption is a tilt table. One gets strapped in and tilted to a standing postion. In the last photo you can see my therapist’s hand holding me upright as I cannot stay upright on my own. Standing with assistance of the tilt table is recommended to reintroduce patients to the vertical position when they are unable to stand or mobilise safely even with considerable assistance (Webber and Pryor 1993). Use of the tilt table in intensive care to assist patients into standing has been encouraged as a technique to minimise the adverse effects of prolonged immobilisation (Webber and Pryor 1993), such as orthostatic hypotension, reduced oxygen consumption, venous pooling, reduced lung volumes, impaired gas exchange, muscle atrophy, joint contractures, peripheral nerve injuries, and pressure areas (Szaflarski 1993). Early rehabilitation including tilting is also recommended for chronically critically ill patients to improve functional outcome following discharge from intensive care (Thomas et al 2002). #spinalcordinjuryrecovery #spinalcordinjurysurvivor #physiotherapy #brooksrehabilitation #neuroscience #parapeligic @Courtney L, OTR/L

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