turn to our bodies. Studies show that football causes severe neurological as well as bone crushing injuries. Making people believe that football has become too dangerous. July 2007 the “American Journal Of Sports Medicine” claimed that football players suffer the most head injuries out of any
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South Carolina Birth Injury Attorneys: Jordan Law Firm‚ P.C.: The birth of a child should be a joyous‚ once-in-a-lifetime event‚ an occurrence that will forever change a couple’s life for the better. This is‚ of course‚ is the way it should go. Unfortunately‚ not all births go perfectly. In fact‚ due to the mistakes of medical professionals‚ the birth of your baby can coincide with an influx of problems and heartache instead of a life of potential and joy. If this sounds like your experience‚ your
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Spinal cord injuries If the spinal cord is damaged in an accident‚ the sections below the injury will be cut off from the circuit of information to and from your brain. This means‚ all nerves - and all body parts - linked to these areas of the spinal cord will also be disconnected from your brain and will stop functioning. Well protected To minimise the risk of such an injury‚ your spinal cord is well protected: Three tough envelopes called meninges surround your spinal cord A clear fluid‚ that
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INTRODUCTION Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability among the youth in Australia and other countries. The most common cause of moderate and severe head injury among the young adults is road traffic crashes with falls and assaults being the next most common cause (Elliot‚ Aitken & Chaboyer‚ 2012). Descriptive analysis of the data from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2006 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Morbidity Database found that males had
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Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative‚ noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical force‚ possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive‚ physical‚ and psychosocial functions‚ with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. The definition of TBI has not been consistent and tends to vary according to specialties and circumstances. Often‚ the term brain injury is used synonymously with head injury‚ which may not be associated
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about Brain Injury and the charity Headway‚ please may I ask you to keep any questions until the end of the presentation. I would like to say at this point that if anything I say today causes anyone to feel uncomfortable then please feel free to leave the room and rejoin US when you are ready. My aim today is to give you a greater understanding of the brain‚ how brain injury can affect a person and what Headway has to offer. SLIDE - THE BRAIN Before I explain how brain injury effects us
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Fingers Injury : Sprain Normally sprain is a result of forced motion at a joint that stresses the supporting ligaments‚ causing varying degrees of damage. The forced motion usually hyperextension and lateral motion which is the lateral motion means stresses the collateral ligament and hyperextension means stresses the anterior capsule. There were several of symptoms of sprain injuries such as tenderness at the site of injury‚ increasing in pain on reproduction of the stress that caused the
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Spinal Cord Injury * Short Case Study #3 1. Describe the functional anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter‚ gray matter‚ tracts‚ roots‚ and spinal nerves. * White matter is one of the two components of the central nervous system‚ and it consists of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from one region of the cerebrum to another as well as in between the cerebrum and lower brain centers. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies. Unlike
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Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury‚ also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury‚ is a result of a sudden blow to the head when an external force is applied causing a disruption of the physiological stability of the brain locally. It can also occur when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue and when elevation in the intracranial pressure occurs and potentially dramatic changes in the blood flow within and to the brain. These changes may produce a diminished
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A brain injury is of the most severe types of injuries that can occur as a result of an accident. There are many different symptoms that can occur as a result of a brain injury. The brain is still very much a mystery to even the most trained medical professionals. Different types of brain injuries can produce different symptoms and adult symptoms can vary from children’s symptoms. In order to get quick treatment to prevent further brain damage‚ though‚ a brain injury must be identified as soon as
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