Spinal nerve

could better the scientific understanding of SMA that could lead to a breakthrough in treatment that will strengthen infant’s bodies, extend life, and lead to a cure for their illness. Topic: Today, I am going to discuss a horrible disease, called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that plagues our children in the world today. Importance: This disease is the number one genetic cause of death in infants in America today. Credibility: I have been actively involved in fundraising money for research after…

MRI. After reviewing the imaging tests, the doctor will show the patient the findings, and what is attributing to the pain. He or she will recommend a treatment plan, which often involves spinal manipulations, and other therapies. Spinal adjustments help to relieve pressure, improve blood flow, and improve spinal flexibility. If tissue damage is shown in the imaging tests, the doctor may include electrical muscle stimulation. This consists of placing electrodes on the skin and the machine…

ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive disorder that is inherited or acquired. It affects motor neurons. Motor neurons are cells that are in the brain, brain stem and spinal cord and their function is to carry an electrical signal to a muscle and trigger it to contract or relax. Medical terminology, a means without, my is muscle and trophic is nourishment. Lateral is pertaining to the side/direction that is affected and sclerosis is an abnormal condition of hardening. It was…

Lou Gehrig’s disease is also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, this eventually leads to death. The patients lose the ability for the brain to control muscle movement. Since most motor neurons are lost, the patients may eventually become completely paralyzed. Motor neurons can no longer send signals or impulses to the muscle fiber resulting in no muscle…

balance include the visual system, balance system, proprioceptors, and the brain. The visual system contains oculomotor neurons and eye muscles while the balance system contains semicircular canals, otolith organs, vestibular nerves and nuclei. The proprioceptors include the spinal cord, muscles, and joints in the body while the brain contains the cerebellum and cerebral cortex. All these components work together to maintain the human sense of balance in all individuals. When there is disconnect…

the stimulus. Action potentials are long-distance signals of axons only found at the pre-synaptic neuron and graded potentials are short-distance signals of dendrites and cell bodies found at the post-synaptic neuron. Graded potentials are not the nerve signals that travel along an axon, but influence their generation. Graded potential can be either depolarization or hyperpolarization. If threshold is reached, depolarization occurs, voltage-gated ion channels open and an action potential is…

Spinal Cord injury is the second leading cause of paralysis in the United States. Persons affected by spinal cord injury lose their independence and have a severely deteriorated quality of life due to the functional impairments in their upper and lower limbs. Various studies have revealed that specific interventions and therapies after a spinal cord injury can lead to the recovery of movement, even after severe paralysis. When the spinal cord, a thin bundle of nervous tissue, is damaged,…

through both electric and chemical means action potentials and synaptic transmission, respectively. Neurons can be grouped together to form nerves, which are the primary organizational structures in one major branch of the nervous system, the peripheral nervous system. This is in contrast to the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system can be sub divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous systems, the latter of which can be further…

because of my appearance, I was underestimated because I was quiet; I was hidden in the shadow of others. It wasn’t until when I was 9. My mom was diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis. Prior to the surgery, the surgeon warned my mom that the success rate will only be 10% due to the surgery procedure being so close to the brain nerves, a paralysis or death may occur. It was that moment,I knew how much value a life really have. Everyone is given one life, while some live a fortunate and…

away to nothing. Signs and Symptoms ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. According to the ALS association they describe the disease as "a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord." This awful disease takes over from the outside in. The disease begins by affecting the body's voluntary muscles such as a person's arms or legs. Cramping and twitching of the muscles can occur as they begin to diminish.…