Thankyou all for the replies to my post about the problem of Ivy’s skin and
prosthetic fit…they have given me a few clues. Herewith the replies:
1.I would think you should consider the Alpha or TEC liners that impart a
mineral oil to the skin.
2.Howdy– Check out this web site– www.drday.com
This woman is an orthopedic surgeon who cured herself of cancer with diet.
She has also gotten her 85 year old mother off of prednezone and like
medication via a similar diet–solved her chonic arthritis too. It doesn’t
appear to be an “MLM” or networking sales gimmick. Remember when you check
out the site that this woman is 60 years old! I am curently testing the
concept out myself and if it shows promise will be letting my own
amputee/diabetic/arthritic patients watch the video while they’re in the
waiting room.
In general, the diet includes 8 to 12 glasses of water per day, 8 glasses
of freshly juiced vegitable juice (carrot), 4 glasses of leafy green
vegitable juice. No meat, limited protein per day (80 gm/day), no dairy,
no poultry, no refined sugar, no caffeine, do not drink with meals,
minimize stress, plenty of sleep, etc. Drinking plenty of water is one of
the important keys in this.
Look what it did for her!–and her mother… I figure, what’s to loose?
If
it works, you’re healthy and arthrytis goes away. If it doesn’t work,
you’ve only saved a few cows… 8^)
Well, this may not be the kind of help you were looking for but what the
heck.If she does try it, let me know how it works…
J. Thomas Andrew, CP Ability Prosthetic Systems, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah
3. What type of 3-S liner are you using? What brand? Also, have you tried
using TEC (Total Environmental Control) Liners? They are thicker and
provide more cushioning than any other liner I have seen.
4.Have you tried Hypobaric socks?….it sounds like a very possible fix for
her symptons. Ken
5.The ipos skin liner is probably the most skin-friendly prefabricated
silicone liner on the market. In your case it would go well with an
installation of the pneumatic volume control system for trans-tibial
sockets. This is a system with a built in mini-pump and allows the patient
to individually follow volume changes of the residuum with adjustments of
the socket volume. It is available in various sizes as a pre-fab product
and is really easy to install.
For more (printed) information you may want to let ipos have your mailing
address.Please respond to [email protected]. (not to this one because
I will be going on vacation and not receive your mail). Wieland Kaphingst
CPO (D) VP ipos NA Inc.
6.I don’t think you can do much about the affects of the steroids on the
skin.However for the ever changing volume you might investigate some of the
pneumatic bladders that have appeared on the market. I have not used any to
give an opinion, maybe somebody else can.
Brian L. Gustin CP.
7.In response to your posting of 5 August 1998, regarding the above, can I
bring your attention to the services provided by Recal Information ? Our
website is at http://www.recal.org . Recal Information has been providing
specialised information services to orthotic, prosthetic and rehabilitation
professionals for many years, our Information Centre is part of the
NationalCentre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics at
theUniversity of Strathclyde.
The Recal Offline database does hold bibliographic information on skin
conditions, and we are able to conduct customised literature searches
tailored exactly to clients requirements. Details of all our services can
be found at the URL above.
Laura Thompson Assistant Information Officer, NCTEPO
