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From a hospital admittance to discharge to outpatient rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injuries addresses the wide spectrum of rehabilitation interventions and administrative and clinical issues specific to patients with spinal cord injuries. Comprehensive coverage includes costs, life expectancies, acute care, respiratory care, documentation, goal setting, clinical treatment, complications, and activities of daily living associated with spinal cord patients. In addition to physical therapy interventions and family education components, this resource includes content on incidence, etiology, diagnosis, and clinical features of spinal cord injury.Case Studies with clinical application thinking exercises help you apply knowledge from the book to real life situations.Thoroughly referenced, evidence-based content provides the best evidence for treatment based on the most current research.Tables and boxes throughout each chapter organize and summarize important information for quick reference.
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What type of stem cells do spinal cord injuries use as a treatment?
Doing a biology report on stem cells and its relating issues. I have based my topic around the use of stem cells the treat patients that has suffered from spinal cord injuries. So now i'm just wondering what type for stem cells are used? i.e. adult stem cells or embryonic stem cells?
Hi, try reading here... http://goo.gl/vnbpi You can find useful Information.
What are the effects of spinal cord injuries?
I met the most FANTASTIC little girl the other day! She is 7, and she fell as a baby and suffered some spinal cord injuries that have given her many of the syptoms of Cereberal Palsy. My partner has CP so I am somewhat familiar with it. The little girls walks with crutches, but I heard them saying she may need a wheelchair soon. I know this is a VERY broad question, but I am just looking for people with experience in the situation?
Well, since the spinal cord is affected, it mainly concerns the person's central nervous system. It can affect four areas of the spinal cord: (top to bottom) 1. cranial (everything is affected: mobility, breathing, loss of sensation, paraplegic where limbs cannot function) 2. thoraxic (breathing) 3. lumbar (loss of sensation) 4. sacral (paraplegic) The little girl could have CP since it is either congenital or acquired. It is best to have her assessed by her medical team.
When will they come up for a cure for Spinal Cord injuries?
My 11 year old son has a spinal cord injury (www.helppatrickwalk.org). Do you think they will ever discover a cure?
I'm fairly sure they'll find a cure eventually. I also think there's a very good chance that your son will walk again within his lifetime. However, the most promising field for the treatment of spinal injuries is stem cells, as this research will ultimately lead to the ability to induce cells to differentiate to become different types of cells, and to induce cells to grow. Unfortunately, stem cell research has been set back several years by Bush's ignorance. Apparently crushing a little boy's hope to save the lives of dead embryos is the moral thing to do.
Does anyone know of any forums or communities on-line for spinal cord injuries?
I'm a quadriplegic just looking to get in touch with others on-line that have spinal cord injuries or are disabled to. Thanks for the help.
This site is amazing. I discovered it when I began dating my boyfriend, who is a paraplegic: http://www.apparelyzed.com/
