Tag: Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness – Understanding the Importance of Language and Images
Every day more than 30 people become paralyzed from spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease. SCI generally results in one of two types of...
Common Questions about Spinal Cord Injury
1. What is Spinal Cord Injury?
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as...
Tendon Transfer Surgery to Restore Hand Function in Persons with Quadriplegia
Hand surgery can play a very important role in the Rehabilitation of selected individuals with paralysis following spinal cord injury. When the spinal cord...
The Scientific Method: The Importance of Basic Science in Spinal Cord Injury Research
The ultimate dream for many people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) - or for those who care about someone with SCI - is...
Functional Electrical Stimulation, Clinical Applications in SCI
What is Functional Electrical Stimulation?
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) can be applied to a wide variety of research and treatment approaches. Frequently asked questions about...
What are Schwann Cells?
Description of Schwann Cells provided by Inner Learning Online. Larger axons passing through Peripheral nerves commonly are enclosed in sheaths called "Schwann cells."...
Coping skills
An accident that results in paralysis is a life-changing event, whether you've lost movement in your legs and lower body or all four extremities....
Treatment
Fifty years ago, a spinal cord injury was usually fatal. Today, there's still no way to reverse damage to the spinal cord. But advances...
When to seek medical advice
Spinal cord injury isn't always obvious. Numbness or paralysis may result immediately after a spinal cord injury or gradually as bleeding or swelling occurs...
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...
