Spinal fusion

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,…

of the ligament allows for the gel like substance or nucleus pulposus to exit the disc. Both conditions can create pressure on the corresponding spinal nerves or even on the spinal cord which leads to neurological symptoms such as pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness throughout the area serviced by the corresponding spinal nerve or area of the spinal cord”(Ashby). This can cause many problems for the patient's spine. Chiropractors can treat the symptoms by “ adjusting the corresponding…

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…

tend to get ALS are older, between the age of 40-70, and after being diagnosed they live about 2-5 years. After diagnosed people’s joints become weaker, start having respiratory problems, speech pattern problems, and toxic protein travels from the spinal cord to the brain.Many National Football League(NFL) players are diagnosed with ALS, some start foundations to help out others in need. O.J. Brigance, retired NFL player, was diagnosed with ALS; he started a foundation called Brigance Brigade,…

The Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Back Pain Hands-on spinal manipulation is the primary method of treatment used by chiropractors, though they do use other alternative forms of treatments and therapies in their practices. The benefits of chiropractic care for back pain are many, which is why this alternative medical care is so popular among people with back and neck pain. Chiropractic Care Benefits Treating the causes of pain, not just the symptoms – While chiropractic isn’t a cure-all…

studying this illness for years now and have come to the conclusion that it is indeed head trauma that causes the symptomatic results of ALS. Through the use of the Tau Protein that is found after repeated blows to the head, and when leaked to the spinal cord will cause Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis along with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The CTE is similar to ALS in the ways…

first topic on Spinal muscular atrophy affects 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 10,000 people. In 1898, described for the first time the classic infantile form of SMA. In this essay I will be discussing spinal muscular atrophy and its characteristics. I will discuss signs and symptoms as well as some treatments for the disorder. Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disorder that affects the control of muscle movement. It is caused by a loss of specialized nerve cells, called motor neurons, in the spinal cord…