Spinal disc herniation

Resting membrane potential is the difference in voltage of the fluids inside a cell and outside a cell and the membrane is said to be polarized. According to the book the value of the resting membrane potential varies from -40 mv to -90 mv in different types of neurons. There are two essential factors that build and generate the resting membrane potential: the differences in the ionic composition of the intracellular and extracellular fluids, and the differential permeability of the plasma…

Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of the nervous system that is caused by abnormalities and damage to one or more specific areas of the brain. This damage occurs before, during, or immediately after birth when a child’s brain is developing. Research has determined what kind of brain and central nervous system damage occurs when someone has cerebral palsy as well as the symptoms that correlate with each injury and the effective treatment options to manage this chronic condition. Muscle coordination…

Part Two: Diagnosis and Treatment 7. What is myelin and how does it affect the transmission of nerve impulses? Identify the cells responsible for the formation of myelin. Covering some axons is a multilayered lipid and protein called myelin sheath, this helps to insulate the axon and speed up nerve impulses. (Tortora pg. 407) An axon that is surrounded by myelin sheath, whether in the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS), is said to be “myelinated”, while the bare…

During 1938 baseball season, a great and prominent baseball player named Lou Gehrig noticed his performance on and off the field was not what it was supposed to be. He found himself stumbling over curbs and when running bases, he was more tired than usual, and he was fumbling the ball. On June 19, 1939, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on his thirty-sixth birthday. In the same year, Lou Gehrig retired from baseball, still considering himself to be the luckiest man alive…

the first people to have the surgery and she was highly involved with the Chiari groups. Micah walked by us. She commented, “Your son has a tethered cord.” I questioned her and she explained to me that Micah’s toe walking was a sign of a tethered spinal cord. I did not even know what a tethered cord was, but her comment made me feel…

with the symptoms rather than the disease itself, chiropractic experts suggest trying out chiropractic care. For example, patients that have Multiple Sclerosis suffer from an upper cervical misalignment. The result of this is that the flow of the spinal fluid is restricted. Chiropractic care can do more than reduce the symptoms – it can slow down the disease’s progression. Autoimmune diseases are caused by neurological imbalance. Since it’s an approach that affects deeper bodily dysfunctions,…

After assessing the skull, the patient face was assessed also. During this physical examination, the patient face was assessing for any abnormally like Bell’s palsy which could cause the cranial nerve VII damage and any asymmetry with the central brain damage. There was no edema around the eyes (periorbital). The normal findings were appropriate to the age, the face was symmetrically intact to the eyebrows, the palpebral fissures, and the nasolabial folds. Pain denied in both sides. If it there…

Spinal / Head Injuries Caused By Falls What is a spinal cord injury? A spinal cord injury is a severe damage to the spinal cord, most of the times caused by a fall usually from high level heights. The spinal cord is a long structure of bones and nervous tissues, that help support your back and that are connected to your brain and neck which send signals to your brain allowing you to move and walk. ” Vertebrae are the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column.…

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…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients…