Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Autonomic hyperreflexia after spinal cord injury managed successfully with intravenous lidocaine: a case report
Abstract
Background
Some paraplegic patients may wish undergo some surgical procedures, like urological procedures, without anesthesia. However, these patients can develop autonomic hyperreflexia if cystoscopy is...
A Life Repurposed
Ryan Atkins was on path to graduate from UC when a devastating 2009 car accident left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Six years...
Long-term change in respiratory function following spinal cord injury
Study design: Retrospective study.
Objectives: To model the effect of time since injury on longitudinal respiratory function measures in spinal cord injured-individuals and to investigate...
Stem cell research for spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) involves damage to the area that can cause an impairment of loss of muscle control, movement and sensation. Currently, patients...
I went from trauma clinician to patient with life-changing injuries
I was a healthy physiotherapist cycling to work when I was hit by a car – and suffered the injuries I used to treat
In...
‘Spinal cord injury patients need family support’
CHANDIGARH: Little did Imran Khan know that his life will change forever after an adventure trip he undertook with his friends when he was...
First Quadriplegic Priest on Path to Sainthood
Father William Atkinson a "tremendous witness to the rest of us"
PHILADELPHIA (ChurchMilitant.com) - The cause for canonization for the first quadriplegic man ordained a priest...
Adapting to Life with a Spinal Cord Injury Through Laughter: Wes Johnson’s Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06Eq7LZizE
Wes Johnson's life changed instantly when he was ejected from his Jeep and broke his neck. Throughout his recovery, he used jokes and laughter...
Spinal Cord Injuries Lead to a Very Odd (But Serious) Risk
People who get serious spinal cord injuries have to adjust to a lot. That may be why, in the first year after their injuries, they are at serious risk for a potentially fatal condition called autonomic dysreflexia. Autonomic dysreflexia shows that the body can take itself down if its signals are ignored.
Lift the Burden
Imagine being robbed of the ability to move your hands and of having to depend on a wheelchair or crutches, and in the worst-case scenario, of being bed-ridden for the rest of your life. Then think of what it would take for you to lead a dignified, fulfilling and inspirational life.
