Wheelchair Sex After Spinal Cord Injury

Some sexual positions after spinal cord injuries like quadriplegia and paraplegia are best achieved by practising wheelchair sex. Modern wheelchairs with easy to remove armrests, footplates, folding backrests, and brakes make wheelchair sex fun and easy empowering greater sexual freedom. Some find paralysis and wheelchair users sexually attractive and actively seek them as partners for sex and life long love…

Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury

The odds of experiencing chronic pain at some point in our life is extremely high especially after spinal cord injury. Adequate early pain management has proven beneficial to long term chronic pain relief outcomes helping avoid one of the biggest fears related to chronic paiin, addiction to narcotic pain relief medications.

Quid Pro Quo

A Carlos Brooks film released by Magnolia Pictures in 2008, Quid Pro Quo stars Nick Stahl as Isaac Knott, a paraplegic radio reporter who dares follow the beautiful complex Fiona played by Vera Farmiga into the secretive world of self harm through wheelchair envy.

  • ILS acquires Professional Assistance for Living January 31, 2024
    Independent Living Specialists (ILS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Professional Assistance for Living (PAL) from 1 February 2024. This acquisition will combine our capabilities, resources, and expertise to deliver a more comprehensive range of products and services to South Australians living with a disability. Founded in 2013, PAL is a specialist paediatric equipment […]
  • ILS Holiday Closure Notice December 19, 2023
    Please see the below holiday opening and closing times of our showrooms: Showrooms Closure date Reopen NSW/ACT Auburn showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Ballina showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Bankstown showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Batemans Bay showroom Only public holidays Bathurst showroom 24th Dec – […]
  • Developing New Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury October 25, 2023
    Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a molecular “scaffold” capable of enhancing electrical activity and growth in neurons, which may prove useful in treating spinal cord injuries, according to recent results published in ACS Nano. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, 17,730 new spinal cord injuries are diagnosed each year, and an estimated… […]
  • Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement October 19, 2023
    Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, highlight the importance of comprehensive preoperative counseling and risk assessment for patients who use wheelchairs. “The implications of this research are far-reaching, as… […]