Quadriplegi A Case Study

(THIS WAS AN INFORMATIVE SPEECH I DID FOR MY COM220 CLASS ON THE STAGES OF SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH. IT ACTED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO MY PERSUASIVE SPEECH ON THE BENEFITS OF STEM CELL RESEARCH)

Jason Hendrix is a young 21 year old male, who was injured in a one vehicle motorcycle accident. On the scene of the accident he was found conscious and complaining of lower back pain. Emergency Personnel recognized it as a series spinal injury. The spinal cord allows neural pathways to and from the brain. The spinal cord is very delicate, therefore it is covered in meninges for protection. It contains many different aspects in order to function. The spinal cord has 4 different regions including the cervical spine, the thoracic spine, the lumbar spine and the sacral. With that said, Spinal reflex is produced by a single synapse between sensory axons and motor neurons. If the spinal cord endures any type of injury this is compromised. Any type

paralyzed from the neck down as a result of a July 4, 1967 driving accident (Hodson). It

After researching about paraplegic and quadriplegic, it has been determined how they occur and in what parts of the body they affect. According to John Hopkins Medical, if a person suffers with paraplegic or quadriplegic, it is caused by damage to the spinal cord. To determine whether a person has a spinal injury, doctors will use clinical signs to help determine the severity of the injury. When the spinal cord has been injured, the patient might feel pain, and some disorders; such as motor or sensory. When this occurs, it allows the doctor to determine the cause of the injury, however; most spinal injuries are caused by traumatic accidents. The two

The central nervous system is what connects the brain to the muscles of the body. When a patient has an injury to the spinal cord, movements in certain parts of the body will be affected based on the location of the injury. If the injury affects hand motion then many day to day tasks are affected. This literature review seeks to understand how an injury to the spinal cord impacts movement, and what has been done so far to help those affected by spinal cord injuries.

Five criteria must be met which includes authority, information, objectivity, ease of navigation and privacy and security policies. The website used for my research was www.christopherreeve.org. The website met the five criteria. Authority was displayed in several ways. The author, Judith Lubinsky is qualified as an expert in the spinal cord injury field. Judith is responsible for web production and social media for the website. The contact information and credentials for the author was clearly stated. Information is updated daily to keep readers informed of any changes. The information posted is accurate and appropriate for the intended audience. The author provides an unbiased comprehensive review of spinal cord injuries and management. The sponsor for the website is The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The source of funding does not have an impact on the information provided. The website provides easy navigation with reliable information, treatment options, clinical trials and ways to get involved. The website provided clear privacy and security

When I was nine years old, my dad had an accident that caused him to become paraplegic. As years passed, my father’s physical state went from paraplegic to quadriplegic. I felt alone and fell into depression as each year passed because there was never a sign of hope. I didn’t want to upset my mother by telling her that I might be depressed. So I took on myself to find a way. Since I was young and stupid, the only way I found was religion. So, I became religious hoping that my dad would become better if I prayed. However, my mother took this the wrong way, assuming I wanted to get married. In one week my parents found a guy in Pakistan. My parents took advantage of my religious phase by knowing that in our religion girls have to obey their

Injuries to the spine and spinal cord can lead to other health problems. Cardiovascular issues, along with deep vein thrombosis are all associated with spinal injuries if not treated correctly. Patients suffering from joint and back pain can benefit from Stem Cell Moore to help relieve inflammation and nerve damage that comes along with the injury.

Some degree of people who have suffered a stroke have problems with forms of weakness on one side of their bodies. This is called hemiparesis, often most common causes are strokes and cerebral palsy, least common is multiple sclerosis, brain tumors and other disease that can affect brain and nervous systems. (Weiss T.C.; 2010)

The central nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions such as respiratory rhythm and blinking as well as voluntary actions such as muscular movements like walking. The central nervous system is composed of neurons that send and receive chemical messages through the transmittance of neurotransmitters. The spinal cord connects the brain to the body and when the spinal cord is damaged it loses its function to communicate messages from the brain throughout the body. Depending on the location and severity of the injury different symptoms and pathologies occur. There are different ways in which the spinal cord can be injured. It is protected by the spinal column, which is also called the backbone or spine. The spinal column is composed of a chain of bones called vertebrae, which are interconnected by flexible ligaments and spinal discs. However, if the spinal cord in injured and it starts to swell it starts to create pressure because the spinal column is surrounding it. Fractured bones of the spinal column or herniated discs can also cause damage to the spinal cord. The most common type of injury to the spinal cord is spinal cord compression when it is compressed due to a force on the spinal column. All of these different types of injuries lead to cell degeneration and death of the different types of cells in the spinal cord (Badner et al.

Having a spinal cord injury can be a very life changing event in many ways. It can affect the ability to function in different daily activities. Spinal cord injury mostly affects people during their early adult 19 years old and an average age at the time of injury of 38 (National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center 2006). Since a spinal cord injury affects all systems of the human body, a lot of people who end up with a spinal injury have serious inquires about how their injuries will affect their performance in a sexual relationship. The way you feel about sex and the ability to have sex is important and is different for everyone. Having injury to the spinal cord will have some effect on sexual functions in the body. The level of which sexual

in his back. His spinal cord was severed and he was paralyzed from the neck down. He was in a medically

Patient is a 55-year old male who was diagnosed as a Quadriplegia. The reason the patient is quadriplegia due to uncontrolled hypertension. The patient is under the care of Hallmark Home Healthcare. According to the Hallmark Home Healthcare policy, the staff must turn every changing a patient's position in bed every 2 hours helps keep blood flowing. This helps the skin stay healthy and prevents bedsores. According the patient’s chart the patient was turn every 2 hour and the staff change the patient incontinence pads. On March 15, 2015, Skye Moore the patient daughter, report her father had a skin is worn away and underlying muscles, tendons, and bones are exposed on the patient sacrum and heel. The patient was rush to Wing of Mercy’s

Paralysis is the loss of muscle movement in the body. Our bones need activity from the muscles to keep them strong. Paralysis affecting the lower limb is called paraplegia. The decrease in muscular activity leads to bone loss. Eventually leading to osteoporosis where you begin to lose minerals and calcium from the bones. The bones tissue begins thinning causing the bone to become thin and

The second article I chose to summarize discusses the rehabilitation process on a rat with a spinal cord injury. The method they used to rehabilitate the rats spinal cord was by electrically stimulating neurons that would normally be stimulated if the rats spinal cord was not damaged. The whole purpose of the study was to find a way to help people who are experiencing spinal cord damage which can severely limit the way a person carries out day to day activities. The article states that before now other rehabilitation efforts helped some but not enough to allow the person experiencing the injury to recover. How the electrical stimulation works is, electrical excitation is given to the parts of the undamaged spinal cord of the rat, this then