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Any damage to the spinal cord that has not been caused by a major trauma may led to Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury . It occurs when spinal cord has been damaged in other ways such as infection, loss of blood supply, compression by a cancer or through slow degeneration of the spinal bones (vertebrae) such as in osteoarthritis. The spinal cord acts as a connector between the brain and the body; the brain sends signals out through nerves that run down the spinal cord, and from there other nerves go out into the body. These control things like movement of muscles, but also other functions such as sweating, urination and defecation. The body also sends signals up through the spinal cord to the brain via other nerves giving information about touch, temperature, position and pain. The brain can no longer send or receive information to or from the parts of the body if spinal cord gets injured. In a nontraumatic spinal injury, something has happened that has stopped the connection b...

Stroke can happen to anyone at any age. In fact, research shows among younger people stroke are on the rise.So, it's important to know about the risk factors that affect stroke and work to prevent those that can be managed, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Stroke risk increases with age, but stroke in young people, including infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, does happen. Even though the overall rate of stroke is decreasing, it is increasing for young and middle-aged people. There are several types of stroke, but all of them are caused by decreased blood supply to the brain. The most common type is an ischemic stroke , and they're either caused by a blood clot in the brain's blood vessels, or a blood clot that develops outside the brain and travels to those vessels. In young adults Cardiogenic causes which may include rheumatic heart disease, heart valve abnormalities, and being born with a hole between the right and left side ...

A stroke is a brain attack that can happen to anyone at any time. Strokes often cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Balance, memory, speech, cognition, and vision may also be affected by stroke. In addition, muscle spasms and pain are common complications of a stroke. Communication and swallowing problems are common problems after a stroke. Stroke survivors may have difficulty in managing basic tasks such as bathing and dressing due to these problems. Accordingly, it may be challenging for them to continue to manage their roles as spouses, parents, or employees. One of the most serious complications of stroke is difficulty in communication.  Difficulties with communication can make it more difficult to get information and can affect social relationships, independence and self-confidence.   Here are some of the common communication problems due to stroke: 1.Understanding language (called receptive aphasia). 2.Speaking,including speaking any words ...

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 ...

Aphasia and dysphagia are language associated conditions. Aphasia is a total disruption of understanding and forming language. Specific regions of the brain control the understanding, written and spoken language. Frontal lobe and temporal lobe of the brain contains two of these key areas. The area close to the left temporal lobe in the pre-motor cortex of the left frontal lobe is the Brocha’s area. Damage to this area disrupts speech production. This is called expressive aphasia because the patients can understand speech well enough. Only verbal expression is disordered. They produce very short meaningful phrases with great difficulty. Often they know of their mistakes and are frustrated by it.There is a right sided weakness in patients with expressive aphasia because the same brain area is important for controlling movements of the right side of the body too. An area on the temporal lobe close to the parietal lobe is called Wernicke’s area. This area is responsible for unders...

    The problems after a stroke depend on which part of the brain was affected and how much damage the stroke caused. People who had a stroke often have: Problems with movement and sensation: They may have pain, numbness, or tingling in arms and legs; muscle stiffness or spasms; weakness; and trouble with walking and moving. They may have problems with sense of touch or how well they feel hot and cold, troubles in  swallowing and eating, and urinary or bowel problems. Problems with vision: They may have problems seeing in some or all of the normal areas of vision. Problems with not being aware of one side of their body. If they don't look to that side, they may forget or ignore that side of body. Problems with language and thinking: People after stroke may not be able to understand written or spoken language, read or write, or express their thoughts. They may also have problems with memory and learning. Emotional problems: A stroke can cause feelings of ...

The spinal cord is a collection of nerves that travels from the bottom of the brain down your back. There are 31 pairs of nerves that leave the spinal cord and go to your arms, legs, chest and abdomen. These nerves allow your brain to give commands to your muscles and cause movements of your arms and legs. The spinal cord runs through the spinal canal. This canal is surrounded by the bones in your neck and back called vertebrae which make up your back bone. The vertebrae are divided into 7 neck (cervical) vertebrae, 12 chest (thoracic) vertebrae and 5 lower back (lumbar) vertebrae. The vertebrae help protect the spinal cord from injury.  The spinal cord is very sensitive to injury. Unlike other parts of your body, the spinal cord does not have the ability to repair itself if it is damaged. A spinal cord injury occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord either from trauma, loss of its normal blood supply, or compression from tumor or infection. Spinal cord injury can b...