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With the spinal cord injury patient, it is pressure. The spinal cord injury patient lacks
sensory, or the ability to feel touch, and they also lack motor, or movement. So, they’re
unable to relieve pressure; they stay in one position permanently unless they themselves
can move from that position, or a caregiver moves them, or relieves the pressure. Let’s
say, for example, you’ve extended your tolerance in terms of how long you’ve been in your
wheelchair—Maybe there was a longer than usual car ride, maybe, for some reason, you
couldn’t get out of your wheelchair, or your caregiver was late—these kind of things.
In terms of any sensory, if you have some sensory maybe there’s some tingling, maybe
there’s some pain or discomfort.