Spinal cord injury happens when an acute traumatic damage to the a certain area or the complete spinal cord (including the intervertebral disc joints) or nerves roots within the spinal column occurs. This type of injury can cause stretching‚ bruising‚ pressure‚ severing and laceration. The cauda equina is a bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve roots‚ that can be
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A concussion is like saying before a blow to the head‚ but it also is caused by a violent shake of the head and body. A traumatic head injury is a violent vigorous blow to the head coming from the outside. With concussions you develop a variety of many symptoms such as dizziness‚ headaches‚ unbalanced body‚ confusion‚ sleepiness‚ depression‚ and sensitivity to light and noise. With head
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Injury Due to Labor and Delivery Negligence Some things in this world are simple and can be done easily by a single person. But‚ many tasks require a team work and unity. One amongst them is the task of bringing a child into this world. The birth of a baby should be the happiest moment in a parent’s life‚ but events that occur during labor or in the delivery room can quickly turn happiness to sorrow. It becomes the keen responsibility of doctors‚ nurses‚ and other team members involved in bringing
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·Review· Combination treatment with chondroitinase ABC in spinal cord injury—breaking the barrier Rong-Rong Zhao‚ James W Fawcett Brain Repair Centre‚ University of Cambridge‚ UK Corresponding author: James W Fawcett. E-mail: jf108@cam.ac.uk © Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences‚ CAS and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 After spinal cord injury (SCI)‚ re-establishing functional circuitry in the damaged central nervous
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sudden decrease in the function of the kidney due to a range of causes. Generally‚ AKI occurs as a result of other serious illnesses and with a lack of treatment it can lead to the build-up of salts and chemicals which can also affect the function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing
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A Modern Sports Injury Clinic Is A Sorts Lover’s Paradise Public interest in sporting activities is increasing due the many health benefits associated with sports activities. Indulgence in sports can also lead to some common or serious sports injuries. For treatment of sports related injuries a Sports Injury Clinic is the best place to visit. A Sports Injury Clinic is equipped with the latest tools and technology to look after patients and treat them effectively. The team of professionals who treat
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person involved has sustained a spinal cord injury. Paramedics are rushing the patient to the nearest hospital‚ and they are trying to keep the patient stable. The patient is alert and appears to have some movement of the upper extremities. They are not sure of the exact level of spinal cord injury just yet. The patient listens to the paramedics talking and starts to ask questions about the signs and symptoms‚ etiology‚ statistics of a spinal cord injury‚ the pathology and physiology‚ the diagnostic
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Ask a Sacramento Personal Injury Attorney Have you been injured in a truck accident? Did a distracted driver cut you off and cause you to crash your motorcycle? Were you injured by a reckless driver while you were crossing the street? Did you slip and fall while on another person’s property? If so‚ you need a Sacramento personal injury attorney who has the experience‚ skills‚ and resources necessary to protect your legal right to recover compensation for your injuries. When you are searching for
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good and common example of a soft tissue injury would be pulling or tearing your hamstring. The hamstring is located at the bag of your leg and runs from the back of your knee to just below the gluteus Maximus. This injury will occur when the muscle is overstretched and is common in most sports but especially football and sprinting due to the amount of work your legs go through. Soft tissue includes tendons‚ ligaments‚ fascia‚ skin‚ fibrous tissues‚ fat‚ and synovial membranes‚ which are connective
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Head Injuries in Today ’s NHL The National Hockey League is one of the most intense and aggressive leagues in the world. The NHL is home to the best professional hockey players in the world; professionals who perform every night for their teammates‚ coaches‚ and especially their fans. This is a league where every night players risk their bodies being knocked to the ice and punched in the face by their opponents. Because of this risk‚ the NHL needs to find a way to protect the star players they
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