Spinal Cord Injury Research Paper
Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries
Dr.
April 30, 2014
By
Elisa Vigil
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
The causes of a spinal cord injuries result from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or disks of the spinal column or to the spinal cord itself.
Traumatic spinal cord injury may come from a sudden, traumatic blow to your spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes or compresses one or more of your vertebrae. Another cause of this can be from a gunshot or knife wound that penetrates and cuts your spinal cord. An additional damage usually occurs over days or weeks because of bleeding, swelling, inflammation and fluid accumulation in and around your spinal cord.
Non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused …show more content…
Falls- a spinal cord injury after age 65 is most often caused by a fall. The overall falls cause more than one quarter of spinal cord injuries. Acts of violence- as many as 15 percent of spinal cord injuries result from violent encounters. Often involving gunshots and knife wounds; according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Eight percent of injuries are caused by impact sports and diving in shallow water. One out of four spinal cord injuries involve alcohol use. Diseases such as cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammation of the spinal cord also can cause spinal cord …show more content…
Lowest normal part of your spinal cord is referred to as the neurological level of your injury. Severity of the injury is often called the completeness. If sensory and all ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury; your injury is called complete. Incomplete is if you have some motor or sensory function below the affected area. Tetraplegia or quadriplegia means your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs. Are all affected by your spinal cord injury. Paraplegia – this paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs. The healthcare team you have been provide will provide a series of tests to determine the neurological level and completeness of your injury. Loss of movement, loss of bowel or bladder control, chance in sexual function and sexual sensitivity and fertility are signs of spinal injuries. Emergency signs and symptoms of a spinal injuries include impaired breathing after injury, an oddly positioned or twisted neck, or back, numbness, tingling or loss sensation in your hands, fingers, feet, or toes. Difficulty with balance and walking and extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back. Pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord is one of the many symptoms that
Dr.
April 30, 2014
By
Elisa Vigil
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
The causes of a spinal cord injuries result from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or disks of the spinal column or to the spinal cord itself.
Traumatic spinal cord injury may come from a sudden, traumatic blow to your spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes or compresses one or more of your vertebrae. Another cause of this can be from a gunshot or knife wound that penetrates and cuts your spinal cord. An additional damage usually occurs over days or weeks because of bleeding, swelling, inflammation and fluid accumulation in and around your spinal cord.
Non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused …show more content…
Falls- a spinal cord injury after age 65 is most often caused by a fall. The overall falls cause more than one quarter of spinal cord injuries. Acts of violence- as many as 15 percent of spinal cord injuries result from violent encounters. Often involving gunshots and knife wounds; according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Eight percent of injuries are caused by impact sports and diving in shallow water. One out of four spinal cord injuries involve alcohol use. Diseases such as cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammation of the spinal cord also can cause spinal cord …show more content…
Lowest normal part of your spinal cord is referred to as the neurological level of your injury. Severity of the injury is often called the completeness. If sensory and all ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury; your injury is called complete. Incomplete is if you have some motor or sensory function below the affected area. Tetraplegia or quadriplegia means your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs. Are all affected by your spinal cord injury. Paraplegia – this paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs. The healthcare team you have been provide will provide a series of tests to determine the neurological level and completeness of your injury. Loss of movement, loss of bowel or bladder control, chance in sexual function and sexual sensitivity and fertility are signs of spinal injuries. Emergency signs and symptoms of a spinal injuries include impaired breathing after injury, an oddly positioned or twisted neck, or back, numbness, tingling or loss sensation in your hands, fingers, feet, or toes. Difficulty with balance and walking and extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back. Pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord is one of the many symptoms that