DEFINITION
A spinal cord injury is damage
to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal (cauda
equina) and often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other
body functions below the site of the injury.
CAUSES
The most common causes of spinal cord injuries are:
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Motor vehicle accidents
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Falls.
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Acts of violence.
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Sports and recreation
injuries.
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Alcohol.
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Diseases.
SYMPTOMS
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Loss of movement
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Loss or altered sensation,
including the ability to feel heat, cold and touch
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Loss of bowel or bladder
control
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Exaggerated reflex activities
or spasms
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Changes in sexual function,
sexual sensitivity and fertility
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Pain or an intense stinging
sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord
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Difficulty breathing, coughing
or clearing secretions from your lungs
TREATMENT
CENTRE AND INFORMATION STAY IN
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Wong
Medical Centre we provide treatment a combination of physiotherapy treatment
and traditional therapy for spinal cord injury patient. Other than that, we
also provide stay in service for patient who want to stay for treatment session
and monitoring, and for patient that have difficulties to come to our centre
for each treatment session. For further information or appointment you may come
at 14/16, Jalan Lapangan Siber 1, Bandar Cyber, 31350 Ipoh,
Negeri Perak. You can also contact us at 05-3114022/0124520077.
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