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Body Blockers was designed and used by a patient who was a nurse by profession; as a patient, he demanded a better way to be positioned while in a long rehab for a total-hip prosthesis. After many years of improvements and use by the nurse and his co-workers, the outcome was the custom designed positioning system you see here today. The system uses a soft padded flap attached to a bolster shaped pillow form that comfortably anchors the pillow to both the patient and the bed through use of the patients own weight. All the pillow forms can easily be put in place without lifting the patient off the bed surface. Moving a patient routinely through the day and night prevents circulatory stasis or blood pooling. When blocking a patient without the use of a prop or positioning tool, the patient always rolls to his or her favorite side to sleep on. The pressure caused by lying continuously in one position often causes severe skin breakdown and results in ulcers. Use of these forms routinely to position a patient in side lying, and supine positions with legs raised has been shown by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Journal (Vol. 29 Number 4 May, 2002) and U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service Clinical Practice guidelines to reduce the shearing forces on the tailbone or coccyx and to reduce the constant pressure on any one surface the patient might ordinarily lie on. Using the system routinely in two to three hour intervals will help to ease the discomfort of being bed bound and help to prevent debilitating pressure ulcers or sores. Stroke patients, patients with circulatory problems such as Diabetes and Heart Disease, Neurologically impaired patients such as Brain Injuries, Paralysis and Multiple Sclerosis and patients with muscle impairments such as A.L.S. and Muscular Dystrophy can benefit greatly. Wasting illnesses such as Cancer and Nutritional anomalies can also be relieved palliatively by turning. The use of turning in regular intervals combined with good hygiene especially proper maintainence of incontinence always impacts on the patients ability to prevent pressure sores. The pillow forms are 100% machine washable in hot water and are machine dryable. The pillows are sturdy enough to stand up to multiple washings for use in long term care. The fabric, made up of 80% cotton, 20% polyester, is commonly used in the pads designed for incontinence used throughout the nations hospitals. Our forms are made to be filled by vinyl hospital pillows or common non-plush standard twin sized pillows. Our pillow forms have been endorsed and used by the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, A.N.P.s for wound care and is used by hospitals, trauma, spinal and head injury rehab facilities, and many home care clinicians. An attorney who uses Body Blockers for his own care has stated Once positioned with a Body Blockers pillow, the body does not move. The system, specially designed to provide a restful therapeutic sleep, helps the patient assume the correct nursing positions for the management of bed bound patients. When positioned correctly and repositioned regularly a patient no longer risks the causes of pressure sores or bed sores.

Address: 1016 E. Wagon Wheel Dr. Phoenix AZ. 85020
Telephone: 602-432-1454
Website: http://www.bodyblockers.com/