Tag: Chronic Pain
Complications
If you recently experienced a spinal cord injury, it might seem like every aspect of life just became a lot more complicated. After all,...
Screening and diagnosis
Paramedics and emergency workers are trained to treat people who have suffered a traumatic head or neck injury as if they have a spinal...
Signs and symptoms of SCI
The signs and symptoms of a spinal cord injury depend on two factors:
The location of the injury. In general, injuries that are higher in...
Spinal Cord Injury Levels & Classification
When people are injured, they are often told that they have an injury at a given spinal cord level and are given a qualifier...
Spinal Cord Injury Glossary
Abdominal Binder - Wide elastic binder use to help prevent a drop in blood pressure or used for cosmetic purposes to hold in abdomen....
FAQ’s About Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts...
Spinal Cord & Column Information
Spinal Cord & Column
The spinal column is separated into 5 specific Functional areas.
Cervical / C 1-7
Thoracic / T 1 - 12
Lumbar / L 1...
Injured hockey player takes one step at a time
ROCHESTER, Minn. - With the help of a nurse and a Physical Therapist, Luke Green got up from his wheelchair and gradually walked down...
Facts about spinal injuries can reduce first aid fear
Before doing so, immobilize the head as much as possible using rolled up shirts, blankets or towels and check for neck and back injuries....
Work on wheels: Disproving the myths of disability
As a Physical Therapy student in the 1970s, Thomas Holtackers learned to help individuals overcome injuries that interfered with their daily functioning.
Now a Physical...
