Spine Injuries Health Feed

He can definitely do physiotherapy until he becomes functionally independent. Instead of soft cervical collar, we suggest patients to wear hard collar.

Regards Lybrate user. Back pain is complex to understand and treat as well. It is essential for any clinician to understand more about the nature of the disorder prior to treating. There is no cookie cutter approach. Some advice for one person may be a strict no for another person. Basic tips are not going to get through to get better. Most people with back pains, have been termed to have "non-specific low back pain" and exact cause of the back pain is hard to find. It is essential to know how t...more

You need to undergo MRI and CT spine scoliosis protocol. Then you will need a neuro or a spine surgeon with experience in deformity correction to evaluate your back. And plan the necessary treatment. It could be conservative management i.e. Exercises and physiotherapy or surgical correction of the deformity.

A spinal cord injury is a damage to the spinal cord. It s an extremely serious type of physical trauma that s likely to have a lasting and significant impact on most aspects of daily life.

The spinal cord is responsible for sending messages from the brain to all parts of the body. It also sends messages from the body to the brain. We are able to perceive pain and move our limbs because of messages sent through the spinal cord.

If the spinal cord sustains an injury, some or all ...more

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Ankylosing spondylitis is a cause of back pain in adolescents and young adults.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joints
Chronic inflammation in these areas causes pain and stiffness in and around the spine, including the neck, middle back, lower back, and buttocks. Over time, chronic inflammation of the spine (spondylitis) can lead to a complete cementing together (fusion) of the vertebrae, a process referred to as ankylosis. Ankylo...more

Wound depth and size need to be assessed. A deep wound and a large wound will need skin cover with a flap. It heels fast then.

A spinal cord injury involves damage to the spinal cord either from trauma, loss of the normal blood supply, or compression caused by a tumor or infection. These injuries can either be complete; wherein there is a complete loss of sensation and muscle function in the body, below the level of the injury or incomplete; wherein there is some remaining function below the level of the injury. In most cases, both sides of the body are affected equally.

Classification of the spinal cord injur...more