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Spinal Cord Injury & Treatment

Spinal Cord Injury (SCJ) that brings itself a medical emergency refers to any injury to spinal cord caused by trauma instead of disease. Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots get damaged, the symptoms can differ extensively, from pain to paralysis to incontinence.

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Spinal Cord Injury & Treatment

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  1. What is a Spinal Cord Injury? http://www.spinesurgeryindia.com/surgery/spinal-cord-surgery-in-india/

  2. Spinal Cord Injury Overview A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage or trauma to the spinal cord that results in a loss or impaired function causing reduced mobility or feeling. Common causes of damage are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, sports injuries, etc.) or disease (Transverse Myelitis, Polio, Spina Bifida, Friedreich's Ataxia, etc.). http://www.spinesurgeryindia.com/

  3. What is the Spinal Cord.? The spinal cord is the major bundle of nerves that carry nerve impulses to and from the brain to the rest of the body. The brain and the spinal cord constitute the Central Nervous System. Motor and sensory nerves outside the central nervous system constitute the Peripheral Nervous System, and another diffuse system of nerves that control involuntary functions such as blood pressure and temperature regulation are the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems.

  4. Causes to Spinal Cord Injury • Sports and recreation injuries: Athletic activities, such as impact sports and diving in shallow water, cause for about 8 percent of spinal cord injuries. • Motor vehicle accidents: Auto and motorcycle accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries, accounting for more than 40 percent of new spinal cord injuries each year. • Falls: Spinal cord injury after age of 65 is caused by a fall. On the whole, the falls cause more than one-quarter of spinal cord injuries. • Alcohol: The use of Alcohol is a factor in about 1 out of every 4 spinal cord injuries. • Diseases: Cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammation of spinal cord could cause for the spinal cord injuries.

  5. What are the Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury? The effects of SCI depend on the type of injury and the level of the injury. SCI can be divided into two types of injury – Complete Injury Incomplete Injury A Complete Injury A complete injury means that there is no function below the level of the injury; no sensation and no voluntary movement. Both sides of the body are equally affected.

  6. What are the Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury? An Incomplete Injury An incomplete injury means that there is some functioning below the primary level of the injury. A person with an incomplete injury may be able to move one limb more than another, may be able to feel parts of the body that cannot be moved, or may have more functioning on one side of the body than the other. With the advances in acute treatment of SCI, incomplete injuries are becoming more common.

  7. Treatments to Spinal Cord Injury • Medications: Methylprednisolone renders itself a treatment option for an acute spinal cord injury. If methylprednisolone is given within eight hours of injury, some people experience for the mild improvement. Also it appears to work by decreasing damage to nerve cells and lessening inflammation near the site of injury. • Surgery: The surgery is necessary to remove the fragments of bones, foreign objects, herniated disks or fractured vertebrae that seem to be compressing the spine. Also the surgery may be needed to stabilize the spine to put off the future pain.

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