Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently Asked Questions - General
• What clinical services does the Trust provide?
• How can I find a phone number?  
• Where can I find information on how to get to the hospitals?
• Do you have maps of the hospital sites?
• How can I check my appointment date and time?
• What if I can't attend my appointment?
• What if I can't make my admission date?
• Will I be allowed to smoke in hospital?
• What do I need to bring with me to hospital?
• What are the visiting times?
• How much is visitor parking at each hospital site?
• What are the names of the Trust's Board of Directors?
• How can I apply for a work placement?
• How can I apply for a job?
• How can I make a complaint?
• How do I use this website?
• I can't find my question listed here, what should I do?
• Frequently Asked Questions - Spinal Cord Injuries
• What happens when you get a Spinal Cord Injury? 
• What are the main causes of a SCI? 
• What do the terms paraplegic and' 'tetraplegic mean?
• When would be the doctor able to give me the prognosis?
• My limbs jerk and move sometimes does this mean I would soon walk?
• Will you be able to move again like you used to?
• What is a Spinal Cord?
• What are the systems and organs that would be affected by your SCI?
• Frequently Asked Questions - Pressure Sores
• What are they? 
• How long is too long?
• Why are persons with SCI prone to develop pressure sores?
• How common are Pressure Sores?
• How dangerous are they? 
• Where are pressure sores most likely to form?
• What causes pressure Sores?
• Can Pressure sore be prevented ? 
• How to protect your skin & prevent pressure sores? 
• Mattress/Padding/Cushions 
• Care of Pressure Sores 
• If the skin has already broken down 
• Some do's & don'ts
• Frequently Asked Questions - Bowel Management
• General Considerations
• Would the type of food I eat affect my bowels?
• What kind of food should I eat?
• How can l increase my fibre intake?
• Is there anything I should avoid?
• Establishing a Bowel Programme
• Program for an Automatic Bowel
• Types Of Bowel
• Steps for digital stimulation
• Other Important Considerations
• Program for a limp/flaccid bowel
• Frequently Asked Questions - Bladder Management
• What is the Urinary Tract?
• How would my urinary system be affected by the SCI?
• How does the bladder function?
• How does level of injury affect your Bladder Management Programme?
• What is a Bladder Management Programme?
• How to keep the. urinary system healthy?
• Urinary Tract Infection

• Frequently Asked Questions - Clean Intermittent Catheterization
• What is intermittent Catheterisation? 
• What are the advantages of CIC? 
• How often will I need to catheterize? 
• Isn’t CIC traumatic as it’s done every 4-6 hourly? 
• How do l clean my catheter for reuse? 
• What all equipment should I have before I start catheterization? 
• How do I store my catheter for reuse? 
• Isn't CIC more likely to introduce infection? 
• Steps for Self CIC: for men 
• Steps for Self CIC: for Women 
• What is intermittent Catheterisation? 
• Frequently Asked Questions - Medical Emergencies
• What are medical emergencies?
• What is Autonomic Dysreflxia?
• How will I know that I have autonomic dysreflexia?
• What are the main causes for autonomic dysreflxia?
• What is the immediate action to be taken?
• What are the other emergencies that can arise?
• Tell me more about Chest infections
• What is Decreased Lung Volume?
• How can I prevent this?
• What is assisted coughing?
• Why Congestion and/or Pneumonia happen?
• How can I prevent it in the first place?
• How can low Stood Pressure be an emergency?
• What are the symptoms of low blood pressure?
• What immediate action I need to take if I feel like that?
• Frequently Asked Questions - Wheelchair
• What are the different kinds of wheelchairs available?
• How do I decide which is the right wheelchair for me?
• What additional features will make the wheelchair more comfortable
• How to know a good wheelchair from others?
• What is the importance of a folding wheelchair?
• Give me tips on wheelchair maintenance
• Where can I get the oiling and other maintenance done?

• Addresses of some wheelchair manufacturers
• Frequently Asked Questions - Travelling
• Will I be able to go for any outing after my SCI?
• Traveling in a car
• Traveling in an auto rickshaw
• Traveling in a tricycle
• Traveling by train
• Traveling by air
• Frequently Asked Questions - Home Modification
• How will home modification help me?
• What are the various factors to. be considered while suggesting home modification?
• What are the different points you should consider before making any changes?
• What are the possible changes I can make in my BEDROOM ?
• What I could do with my Bathroom to make it accessible and safe?
• What points are to be considered while making changes in Toilet?
• How can my kitchen be made wheelchair friendly?
• What are the other points to be considered while making a layout for modification?
• Frequently Asked Questions - Sexuality & Sexual Options
• Introduction
• Erection
• Orgasm
• Ejaculation