AVA Neuro Rehabilitation centre

What is a spinal cord injury? Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the injury of the spinal cord from the foramen magnum to the cauda equina which occurs as a result of compulsion, incision or contusion. The most common causes of SCI in the world are traffic accidents, gunshot injuries, knife injuries, falls and sports injuries. SCI bring damage to independence and physical function also cause many complications. Neurogenic bladder and bowel, urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers, orthostatic hypotension, fractures, deep vein thrombosis, spasticity, autonomic dysreflexia, pulmonary and cardiovascular problems, and depressive disorders are frequent complications after SCI . Types Of Spinal Cord Injury Incomplete spinal cord injury: The spinal cord will get some messages to and from the brain in an incomplete spinal cord injury . There is some movement or feeling below the level of injury. This includes feeling and muscle activity in the rectum. Complete spinal cord in...

Traumatic brain injury is common and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Management is based on avoidance of secondary injury, maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressure, and optimization of cerebral oxygenation. Multimodality monitoring of the injured brain enables individualized therapeutic targets to be set to optimize patient management. Patients with moderate or severe brain injury should be managed in a specialist neurosurgical center. Traumatic brain injury (TBI)                     Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults in the developed world. It can be divided into primary and secondary brain injury. The primary injury occurs as a consequence of the initial physical insult. The pattern and extent of damage will depend on the nature, intensity, and duration of the impact. Compression and shearing forces may...

Neurology has an undeserved reputation for being a specialty where diagnosis requires great intellectual effort, although from which little therapeutic intervention flows. Rehabilitation is mainly the science which restores something that is damaged from its former condition. It is of different types, such as Occupational rehabilitation , Drug Rehabilitation , Physical Therapy , Physical medicine and Rehabilitation , Psychiatric rehabilitation, neuropsychology and many more. Rehabilitation is mostly done for the people suffered with different neural disorders, which help them to move on with their life normally. Neurological rehabilitation can offer all patients great help. It can be defined as a process that aims to optimize a person’s participation in society and sense of well-being. This definition highlights several important features: rehabilitation is not a particular type of intervention; the focus is on the patient as a person; the goals relate to social functioning, ...

Physical therapy (PT), commonly known as Physiotherapy , is one of the allied health professions that, by using mechanical force and movements. Manual therapy , exercise therapy , and electrotherapy remediate impairments and promote mobility and function. It is used to improve a patient's quality of life through diagnosis, prognosis, examination and physical intervention. It is performed by physical therapists . In addition to clinical practice, other activities enclosed in the physical therapy profession include education, consultation, research and administration. Physical therapy services may be provided as primary care treatment in conjunction with other medical services. Neurological Physical Therapy Neurological physical therapy includes the treatment of people with function disorders and movement which are originated from problems within the body’s nervous and neuromuscular system. These conditions often shows themselves as muscle poor balance, weakness...

About Paralysis Paralysis means the loss of muscle function and is usually accompanied by a sensory loss in the affected area. It’s usually caused by damage to the central nervous system especially the spinal cord. Causes include stroke, trauma, nerve damage, polio, multiple sclerosis, etc. Paralysis can occur either partially or fully. Paralysis of both arms and legs is called quadriplegia and lower half paralysis is called paraplegia. It happens because the brain can’t send messages to the different parts of the body for various reasons. If the nerve fibers are damaged the paralysis is usually irreversible. Causes of Paralysis Paralysis can happen for a number of reasons, but the most common causes are as follows: Stroke: Almost 30 percent of all paralyses are caused by stroke . It may due to the blood that flows to the brain get blocked, or a blood vessel inside the brain bursts.  Spinal cord injury: It is the second largest cause of paralysis after ...