[Postural treatment for patients with a spinal cord lesion]

In rehabilitation following a spinal cord lesion, it is vital to observe the treatment given to these patients regarding postural treatment, when moving them or when transferring them. A spinal cord injured patient has a dependence on his/her caretaker; the degree of this dependence depends on the type of spinal cord injury suffered. Physical consequences have such an important bearing on a patient with this type of injury that correct posture when lying down, adjusting bed position, or moving a patient require that nurses take extreme precautions and care when carrying out these actions. Nursing treatment, either during acute phase of treatment, rehabilitation, or the treatment given by therapists when a patient has returned home are basic and fundamental. The long-term limitations due to the degree of the lesion a patient has suffered are determining factors in the treatment which a patient will receive.