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Results 1 - 10 of 129 for Spinal Cord "Injuries:"
  1. ... and back down to the first lumbar vertebra. Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be caused by any of the ... can weaken the spine, which normally protects the spinal cord. Injury can also occur if the spinal canal protecting ...
  2. ... function, and sensation below the site of the injury. ... A spinal cord injury may be caused by incidents such as: Bullet or stab wound Fracture of the spine Traumatic injury ...
  3. ... most common cause of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is spinal cord injury. The nervous system of people with AD over- ... flushed (red) skin above the level of the spinal cord injury Heavy sweating High blood pressure Irregular heartbeat, slow ...
  4. A severe spinal cord injury often causes loss of feeling and paralysis, the loss of movement and voluntary control over the muscles in ...
  5. For tailbone trauma when no spinal cord injury is suspected: Relieve pressure on the tailbone by sitting on an inflatable rubber ring or cushions. Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen ( ...
  6. ... such as infection, heart failure or respiratory failure ) Spinal cord injury or brain injury Children may need rehabilitation services ...
  7. ... genitals Other medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis , spinal cord injury, dementia , or other operations Catheters come in many ...
  8. ... smoothly can be damaged after a brain or spinal cord injury. People with multiple sclerosis or longstanding diabetes may ... Sweating above the navel, if you had a spinal cord injury If you lose control of your bowels, ask ...
  9. ... disease of the nervous system: Nerve damage (neuropathy), spinal cord injury (myelopathy), or brain damage ( stroke or other brain ... paralysis Focal nerve injury Polio or other viruses Spinal cord or brain injury Stroke
  10. ... medicine -- for disorders such as low back injury, spinal cord injuries, and stroke Psychiatry -- emotional or mental disorders Pulmonary ( ...
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