Spinal cord injury

This is needless to say that spinal cord injury (SCI) has some psychological effects on the individual’s emotional state. Different levels of depression, anxiety disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder has been reported in 30% of individuals from the first weeks after injury. (Migliorini, New & Tonge, 2009). More importantly, some of these symptoms remained even after a decade. In addition to the increment of health care costs, these psychological disorders have negative impacts on various…

thoughts when you hear Harris’ goals? Ans: Harris’ goals are unrealistic at this stage secondary to injury he has suffered which is T3 complete spinal cord injury and resultant paraplegia. Paraplegia is defined as complete paralysis of lower extremities and possible trunk region as well (Spinal Injury Network, n.d.). 2. What do you say in response? Ans: I will educate Harris’ on his injuries to increase insight to his deficits. I will handle situation very delicately. I will also make sure…

Paraplegia is a spinal cord injury that results from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments and disks (Mayo Clinic, 2016) For an injury to cause paraplegia one would have to suffer a traumatic injury to the spinal cord that may cause your spine to fracture, dislocate, crush, and even compress one or more of your vertebrae. Additionally, some extra damage can occur because of the bleeding and swelling around the spinal cord (Mayo Clinic, 2016). There are many ways a person can avoid getting a spinal…

Mrs. Sharon Tanks, RN, MSN,MPA,RN,NEA-BC,MSCN is currently a nurse manager for the spinal cord injury/disorders/multiple sclerosis center of excellence department (SCI/D) at the Veteran’s Hospital located in East Orange, NJ. She manages a fourteen bed unit with eleven nurses and nine ancillary staff. Besides managing a fourteen bed unit, she also manages the outpatient spinal cord injury clinic located on the unit. Mrs. Tanks started as a unit nurse in the SCI/D unit and over the course of her…

Why is spinal cord injury considered an orphan disease? It affects a relatively small amount of people How do functional abilities differ in quadriplegia and paraplegia? Quadriplegia occurs when there is a spinal cord injury in the neck. It affects the sensory and motor information going to all four limbs. If the injury occurs in the thoracic spinal cord, the arms are okay but the patient is paralyzed from that point down. That is called paraplegia. Both quadriplegia and paraplegia can be…

However while these robots are already influencing the manufacturing world and making production of goods faster, more recently new adaptations of robotics are being used for therapeutic services allowing for faster and more efficient recover from injury or a specific disablement. With the introduction of devices such as the…

The normality of a spinal cord is to have functional spinal nerves, strong protective connective tissue and vertebras. Certain diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will have an impact with the spinal structure and its functions. Part of the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord help assist the brain to carry out every day routines. The spinal cord is significant structure in the body that is 45 centimeters in length. The spinal cord is part of a…

prosthetic device because the injury is not external. Prosthetists only handle external amputations. Internal prosthesis are not only artificial joints, they can deal with veins, arteries, and the heart. If a vein or artery is ruptured, they can be replaced. Same goes with the heart…

on this definition one can determine if a process or action is considered ethical. Cloning is an ethical process that is life changing for individuals that suffer from genetic diseases, spinal cord injuries, infertility, and organ failure. Cloning used to eliminate genetic diseases, reconstruction of spinal cords, infertility problems, and the production of organs for patients are ethically sound. In the essay “The Benefits of Human Cloning”, Simon Smith refers to restraining and debilitating…

the system similarly as well as looking in depth at the neurons and how they communicate The system is split into two components, the central nervous system- which incorporates the brain and also the spinal cord. The structure of this is often secured by the bone and cushioned from injury by spinal fluid. The brain is split into five components, neural structure – is the largest part of the brain. It’s the centre for thought and intelligence. it's divided into right…