Questions - Family en-us http://www.thescizone.com/questions N/A http://www.thescizone.com/questions webmaster@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/12/1/What-is-the-spinal-cord/1.html This may seem to be silly question but, until people get spinal cord injury or know somebody who is, most pay little attention to their spinal cords. Most people don’t know the different parts of the spinal cord, what each part does, and how the spinal cord transmits sensory and motor information. Many think that the spinal cord conducts information like a telephone wire and the spinal cord can be fixed by reconnecting it. Some people mistakenly believe that the spinal cord is the vertebral column. While almost everybody knows that spinal cord injury causes paralysis, many are not aware that the spinal cord also controls the bladder and bowel, sexual function, blood pressure, skin blood flow, sweating, and temperature regulation. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/102/1/Why-is-my-spinal-cord-important/1.html Your Spinal Cord is important because without a spinal cord your brain and your body couldn't communicate with each other. The spinal cord is the pathway for impulses from the body to the brain, and from the brain to the body. These impulses are different signals our brain sends and receives from our bodies. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/101/1/I-need-help-in-getting-something-so-I-can-use-my-computer--Can-you-help-me/1.html I have a spinal cord injury and have no mobility from the neck down.  I need some help in getting something so I can use my computer.  Can you help me? webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/5/1/Whats-the-difference-between-a-paraplegic-and-a-quadriplegic/1.html Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of function, usually in mobility or feeling. Severe injuries that occur in the neck usually result in quadriplegia, which is paralysis from about the shoulders down. Typically, the higher the neck injury, the more disability there is.More than 54 percent of spinal cord injuries are the result of vehicular collisions. More than a quarter result from other medical conditions and sports injuries. Falls make up about 18 percent. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/38/1/What-is-Paraplegia-and-Quadriplegia/1.html Paraplegia is the loss of sensation and movement in legs and in part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from an injury to the spinal cord below the neck. Quadriplegia (also Tetraplegia) is paralysis of all four limbs (from the neck down) resulting from injury to the neck. Fractures or compression of the vertebrae, which cause permanent damage to the spinal cord may lead to loss of sensation, movement, pain management, bladder and bowel control, as well as affecting sexual function. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/11/1/What-is-spinal-cord-injury/1.html Many misconceptions abound concerning spinal cord injury. For example, many people believe that the spinal cord below the injury site dies after injury. Others think that the injured spinal cord is like a cut telephone wire and can be fixed by reconnecting the cut ends. Some people think that the vertebral column is the spinal cord. Even doctors have misleading and inaccurate ideas about spinal cord injury. For example, many doctors casually use the word “transection” to refer to severely injured spinal cords. The word should only be applied to the extremely rare situation when the spinal cord has been cut and the cut ends are separated. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/7/1/What-is-autonomic-dysreflexia/1.html The autonomic nervous system often becomes hyperactive in people with spinal cord injury. Autonomic dysreflexia manifests in large increases in blood pressure (hypertension) with systolic pressures exceeding 200 mm Hg, slow (bradycardia) or fast heart rate (tachycardia), headaches, facial flushing, exuberant sweating, hyperthermia, stuffy nose, goose pimples, nausea, and other signs of autonomic hyperactivity. Called autonomic dysreflexia, these episodes may be spontaneously or may be instigated by infection, pain, or other conditions that stimulate the autonomic nervous system. Severe autonomic dysreflexia may be life-threatening. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/6/1/What-is-meant-by-the-terms-quotcompletequot-and-quotincompletequot-injuries/1.html Complete injuries result in total loss of sensation and function below the injury level. Incomplete injuries result in partial loss. "Complete" does not necessarily mean the cord has been severed. Each of the above categories can occur in paraplegia and quadriplegia. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/71/1/Has-the-spinal-cord-been-decompressed/1.html The spinal cord injury usually results from fracture of vertebral bones that compress the spinal cord. Continued spinal cord compression increases tissue damage and reduces functional recovery. If the neck or cervical segments are fractured, traction may straighten out and decompress the vertebral column. Chest or thoracic fractures cannot be decompressed by traction. Surgery may be necessary to decompress and stabilize the spinal cord. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/questions/articles/13/1/How-many-spinal-cord-injuries-occur-in-the-US-each-year/1.html Studies suggest the incidence rate of SCI is about 40 cases per million population, excluding those who die at the scene of the accident. Given a current United States population of approximately 281.4 million persons, this means that over 11,000 new cases occur each year. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400