spinal cord injury
Backbone trauma consequence
Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that results in loss of function, sensation, or mobility below the injury site.
The higher the injury on the spine, the more extensive the impairment—cervical injuries may cause quadriplegia, while lower injuries affect only the legs.
She's been in a wheelchair since the spinal cord injury.
Often abbreviated SCI.
Loss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- tetraplegiaParalysis affecting all limbs
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
myelopathy · neurotrauma · laminectomy · discectomy · neurosurgery · spasticity · pressure sores · contractures
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- manual wheelchairHuman-powered wheeled mobility device
- power wheelchairMotorized seated mobility aid
- scooterTwo-wheeled standing vehicle
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
walker · braces · orthotics · vehicle modification · ramp · accessible · catheter · ventilator
Fitting to new conditions
- independenceFreedom from external control
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- disability rightsProtections for impaired individuals
- accessibilityEase of approach
quality of life · caregiver · resilience · community · Christopher Reeve · wheelchair basketball · Paralympic · employment
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- strength trainingBuilding muscle through resistance
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
respiratory therapy · adaptive sports · peer support · inpatient rehab · outpatient therapy · neuroplasticity · recovery
Unintended harmful event
- fallDescend under gravity
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- divingEntering water deliberately
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
violence · compression · fracture · contusion · laceration · hemorrhage · whiplash · blunt trauma
Interlocking bones of spine
axon · myelin · neuron · central nervous system · nerve roots · grey matter · white matter · dorsal
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- tetraplegiaParalysis affecting all limbs
hemiplegia · myelopathy · neurotrauma · laminectomy · discectomy · neurosurgery · spasticity · pressure sores · contractures
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- manual wheelchairHuman-powered wheeled mobility device
- power wheelchairMotorized seated mobility aid
- scooterTwo-wheeled standing vehicle
crutches · walker · braces · orthotics · vehicle modification · ramp · accessible · catheter · ventilator · adaptive equipment
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- independenceFreedom from external control
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- disability rightsProtections for impaired individuals
accessibility · quality of life · caregiver · resilience · community · Christopher Reeve · wheelchair basketball · Paralympic · employment · relationships
physical therapy
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- strength trainingBuilding muscle through resistance
range of motion · respiratory therapy · adaptive sports · peer support · inpatient rehab · outpatient therapy · neuroplasticity · recovery
accident
Unintended harmful event
gunshot · violence · compression · fracture · contusion · laceration · hemorrhage · whiplash · blunt trauma · tumor
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
sacral · axon · myelin · neuron · central nervous system · nerve roots · grey matter · white matter · dorsal · ventral
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- animal researchanimal testing, vaccine testing, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, cancer research
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- Disability StoriesHelen Keller, Stephen Hawking, Beethoven, Stevie Wonder, Frida Kahlo
- personal injurytort, bodily harm, harm, plaintiff, lawsuit
spinal cord injurysoft tissue injury
bone fracture · muscle strain · traumatic brain injury · concussion · ligament tear
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