Try: Encourage cr to do regular stretching exercises try to find some stretching exercise books that have diagrams and tape the disgrams on the wall to help cr make sure he she is performing them correctly try doing the exercises with cr to make it more fun if splints are used learn how to apply them find out how long they are to be worn each day monitor your family member’s skin for pressure points from the splints watch out for areas of redness and breakdown keep a written record of cr’s spsms to monitor whether they are getting worse better and when they usually occur

Materials: Stretching exercise material with how to diagrams paper and pen

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile

Information: With the claims medicare processed to make sure he she or medicare weren’t billed for services or items he she didn’t get encourage cr to check his her receipts and statements early , the sooner cr sees and reports errors the sooner they can be corrected or fraud can be stopped

References: traumatic brain injury a guide for caregivers of service members and veterans – module 2 by the office of the u s surgeon general no date available at www traumaticbraininjuryatoz org

Keywords: Muscle spasms involuntary movements stretching

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed