Spinal Injury

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If your care package is commissioned by and NHS ICB, a county council, or a Case Manager or Financial Deputy, we can talk to them about moving to us today.

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All our team members receive a five-day, in-depth, classroom-based training syllabus with practical workshops before being introduced to our clients.

The training covers all aspects of the Care Certificate and includes detailed instruction on the skills required to support complex client needs, such as tracheostomy management and gastrostomy.

Following your care needs assessment with one of our nurse managers, our learning and development team will create training for your care team or your loved one’s care needs.

Although you’ll have an experienced team, we know that what works for one person may not work for another. That’s why our teams are trained to support every individual’s unique care requirements.

Your care team will smoothly integrate into your life, with the support of a Nurse Manager and team leader. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, nurse-led care.

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The spinal cord carries messages from our brain which help us to move our body, feel pressure, and control vital functions like breathing, blood pressure, bladder, and bowels.

Damage to the spinal cord can be caused by a trauma, such as an accident, or by infection or disease. The higher up the spinal cord s damage the spinal cord, the more movement and sensation will be lost.

The level of care can depend on the level of injury, but may include hoisting, assistance with personal care and assistance with daily living.

Superior Healthcare provides client-specific care and support for people who have spinal injuries and associated conditions.

The extent of a spinal injury depends on two factors: the location of the injury along your spinal cord and the severity of injury to it.

The severity of the injury is often called “the completeness” and is classified as either of the following:

• Complete: If all feeling (sensory) and all ability to control movement (motor function) are lost below the spinal cord injury, your injury is called complete.
• Incomplete: If you have some motor or sensory function below the affected area, your injury is called incomplete. There are varying degrees of incomplete injury.

Additionally, paralysis from a spinal cord injury may be referred to as:

• Tetraplegia: Also known as quadriplegia, this means that your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected by your spinal cord injury.
• Paraplegia: This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.

(Source: Mayo Clinic)

• Spinal Injuries Association: https://www.spinal.co.uk/
• NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/paralysis/
• Carers UK: https://www.carersuk.org/