Post by Lαrα on Dec 16, 2013 10:50:33 GMT -8
Many individuals who suffer with upper thoracic and Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries suffer with thermodysregulation due to autonomic dysfunction. Basically this causes a problem with regulating body temperature.
It will tend to change with the temperature around them to a more significant lever than the norm, so if the air temperature drops then the body temperature will fall and if the air temperature is very warm then the body temperature will rise.
Injury level and completeness affects the degree to which the individual is affected although those with an injury T6 and above are affected more.
This is due to the percentage of body area that is affected below injury level that has affected sensation and inability to shiver.
Its important to avoid being in cold environments for too long, especially extreme cold environments. Keep warm by layering clothes and drinking warm drinks and move to a warmer place.
There have been cases where hypothermia has been fatal..... 
.Unfortunately, the autonomic dysfunction causes an inability to be able to shiver prevents and prevents the individual from increasing their body temperature.
Of course if body temp does not increase then go the the hospital....
In the same respect ..there is a similar problem with overheating due to the inability to sweat...so the body cannot cool down properly.
Flushed cheeks are often a visible sign. of overheating. The best way to bring the body temperature is to wrap a dampened wet towel around the back of the net..stay somewhere cool.
Its important to add not to use heat or ice pads as they can offer too much stimuli.
I need to keep as cool as possible because it feels like my body thermo as no controls to it. My skin can feel cool even cold to the touch but inside i feel like i am burning up. Which in turn makes every thing feel swollen and I am unable to move. The summer is a killer for me. 
For most who have fibro have the same body heat problem it is like the temp gage is permanently broke there is no even Stevens either boiling or freezing all year round yuk
