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Your spinal cord is basically the main communication hub for your entire body. It is made up of hundreds of tiny nerves and neurons that act as a highway for your brain to relay messages throughout your entire body. When you make a fist, your brain sends the proper...
Many people live with some measure of back pain on a daily basis. We get up in the morning and feel the need to stretch or bend in an effort to “get the kinks” out of our backs. Some, have experienced spinal injuries to their bodies. Others simply experience...
If your spouse suffered a spinal injury in a serious slip and fall or car accident, you may be confused by how your doctor describes their level of injury, especially if he is telling you they have a Class D spinal injury. What does that mean? The doctor is using the...
For some people, chronic back pain is a daily consequence of a slip and fall or car accident. Physical therapy, exercises, and other alternative treatments may not be enough to manage pain, so many people are forced to take pain medication to get some relief. Targeted...
Lower back strains and sprains may not sound like serious injuries to some people, but for those suffering from these problems, the accompanying pain can be severe. A person's back is comprised of bone and muscle that is supported by cartilage, tendons, and ligaments....
Most people know about the huge benefits of exercise to our health and to prevent many major illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. Developing a good exercise routine can be challenging for a victim of a slip and fall or car accident who has suffered a spinal cord...
A person suffering with chronic back pain after an accident may obtain relief by getting an epidural steroid injection. These injections are used to deliver the anti-inflammatory and pain medication directly to the site of the pain and are used instead of oral...
Many accident victims who have suffered a spinal cord injury can develop sciatica—severe pain that radiates down the sciatic nerve from the lower back through the hips and buttocks down to the legs. Usually it will affect only one side of the person’s body....
Many Las Vegas rehabilitation centers are ill-equipped to care of catastrophic injuries patients such as brain trauma victims and spinal cord injury sufferers. Dr. Tony Chin, the chief medical officer at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, has stated that when he moved to...
Suffering a spinal injury is a frightening and overwhelming experience for anyone. Some of these victims may be left facing permanent or temporary paralysis. Unfortunately, in addition to dealing with the paralysis, sufferers of spinal injuries are also at risk of...
For people suffering from chronic back pain after a car or slip and fall accident, epidural steroid injections can provide temporary pain relief. This relief may allow them to do physical therapy exercises that could otherwise be too painful but can help strengthen...
Living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be quickly and easily weigh on your emotions and hopes for your future. Not only can your injury limit your mobility and daily activities, but the fact that there is no proven cure—so far—to repair nerve damage can make it...
According to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, 23 percent of paralysis victims suffered accidents in which their spinal cords were injured. Although a spinal injury doesn't necessarily guarantee paralysis, any direct damage to the spinal cord can potentially...
A victim of a serious vehicle or slip and fall accident who suffers from spinal stenosis can experience pain and limitations in his activities long after the accident. He and his family can experience financial hardships due to the expensive and ongoing medical...
For victims of a slip and fall or car accident, back pain is a common problem. While physical therapy, pain medications, or even epidural injections help some people manage their pain, others find little relief from these treatments. Depending on the severity of your...
Sciatica is a secondary spinal disorder that develops after a serious car, slip and fall, or other serious accident when a person suffers a spinal injury. Even with medical treatments like physical therapy and steroid injections, the shooting pain from the sciatica...
Your doctor may have encouraged you to begin an exercise program as part of your treatment plan for your spinal cord injury. Like many accident victims suffering with the chronic pain and limitations of movement that go along with these injuries, you may find the...
Brain or spinal cord injuries that result in paralysis can be one of the most devastating injuries for victims of car accidents, workplace accidents and slip and falls. It literally will change the victim's and his family's lives forever both financially and...