Question 1

im a spinal cord patient t4-t7, how good is doing swimming rehab?

Accepted Answer

Not good enough....: Aquatic (swimming) rehab may be very beneficial to a t4-t7 spinal cord patient. Combination of both land and water based rehabilitation is likely to produce better outcomes than water based alone.

Question 2

how can spinal cord injury patients manage their body temperature?

Accepted Answer

Environmentally: Good question. Patients with spinal cord injury (particularly higher level, more complete injuries) are 'poikilothermic' meaning that their environment dictates their body temperature. Out in the heat, a person with quadriplegia may run fever. In the cold, hypothermia is a real concern. The best solution: get out of the elements. Dress appropriately, layer, and monitor body temp while outdoors.

Question 3

after spinal cord surgery are all patients supposed to be infertile with no sensation?

Accepted Answer

No: No not all spinal cord surgery leads to infertilty and loss of sensation.

Question 4

how can you apply cpr in patient with spinal cord injury?

Accepted Answer

The same as others: Always perform CPR in a patient until you know exactly what the injury is. Spinal cord injury in the thoracic and lumbar spine is compatible with life, and good CPR could save this patient. However, acute high cervical spine injury could render CPR "futile" depending on the exact injury. But unless you know exactly the injury, continue with CPR until someone with medical expertise takes over care.

Question 5

what is spinal cord insult?

Accepted Answer

Cord Injury: Its a generic term used for injury to the spinal cord. Usual causes include infection, trauma, autoimmune/inflammatory and from multiple sclerosis.

Question 6

whats the functions of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

Many functions.: The spinal cord is essentially the information highway from the brain to the body and vice versa. Without the spinal cord, your brain would not be able to control the movements of your body, and sensation input from your body could not reach your brain. For example: hand touches hot stove-->body sends information to brain (along spinal cord)-->brain tells body to get hand off stove.

Question 7

what is spinal cord stimulation?

Accepted Answer

Pain Management: Spinal cord stimulation also know as neuromodulation is the use of an implanted device that delivers and small electrical impulse to the spinal cord through stimulator leads placed in the epidural space.  These devices are normally used for pain management.  The stimulation results in the patient experiencing a tingling sensation in the area of their pain.

Question 8

can lupus attack the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Systemic lupus erythematosis is an auto-immune disorder (antibodies attack the body's own connective tissue in multiple organs). It can be anything from a very mild disorder to one which affects the kidneys, skin, joints, linings of heart or lungs, heart, etc. And yes, the central or peripheral nervous system, including spinal cord. There are many different neurologic manifestations of lupus.

Question 9

what is spinal cord stimulation like?

Accepted Answer

Electrifying!: Spinal cord stimulation performed for relief of chronic pain involves insertion of electrodes in the back part of the spinal canal. These are guided up to a level at which pain reduction occurs upon administration of a small electric current. Spinal cord stimulation is rarely done for other purposes in routine practice.

Question 10

how serious is acute spinal cord injury?

Accepted Answer

Very: It can lead to paralysis.  It needs to be managed by an expert in an appropriate setting.

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