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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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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IVESTIGATIVE REPORT Subject: Female ACL injuries and prevention Thesis Statement: Female athletes should know that they have a higher risk of tearing their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Number of Words: 1‚573 Concept and Definition As soon as I was told I had to write an investigative report I knew exactly what my topic was going to be. A year ago I tore my ACL playing soccer. I went through reconstructive surgery followed by six months of physical therapy. About three months
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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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2000’s‚ cheerleading was considered one of the most dangerous school activities. The main source of injuries come from stunting...injuries can be as serious as whiplash‚ broken necks‚ broken vertebra‚ and death” (Wikipedia contributors). “There were two fatal injuries‚ 13 that led to paralysis and 29 very serious head or spinal injuries without paralysis” (Hughes) . II: prevention: “Most injuries occur due to lack of training” (Hughes). Only 3% of the 2.9 million female high school athletics in
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of kingship during China’s Shang dynasty. How did it compare with that of the Zhou Dynasty? - Early China’s cities‚ Shang and Zhou‚ have very distinctive features in the ideology of kingship. In the Shang dynasty‚ the king and his administration were the controllers‚ where the king was the intermediary between the people and the gods. However‚ in the Zhou dynasty‚ the ruler was chosen by gods to justify power‚ and if he/she misbehaved or acted inappropriately‚ they would be kicked off the throne;
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