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Spinal Cord Injury Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Physical Therapy
- Immobilization of B...
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Bed Rest
- Rehabilitation Ther...
- Spinal Traction
- Decompression Lamin...
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Implantation of Neural Prosthesis
- Occupational Therapy
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Decompression of Spinal Cord
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Neurostimulation Procedures of Spinal Cord Tissue
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Fusion of Lower Back Spine
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A spinal cord trauma is a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to reduce the long-term effects. The time between the injury and treatment is a critical factor affecting the eventual outcome.
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A person who may have a spinal cord injury should not be moved. Treatment of SCI begins with immobilization . This strategy prevents partial injuries of the cord from severing it completely. Use of splints to completely immobilize suspected SCI at...
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A person suspected of having a spinal cord injury should not be moved and treatment of SCI begins with immobilization , commonly achieved by enclosing the cervical spine in a rigid collar and use of rigid backboards. Paramedics and other rescue wo...
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A person who may have a spinal cord injury should not be moved. Treatment of SCI begins with immobilization . This strategy prevents partial injuries of the cord from severing it completely. Use of splints to completely immobilize suspected SCI at...
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Physical therapists provide services to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain , and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities among those suffering from injuries, disabilities, or disease.
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The professional field consists of skilled health care providers who work under the direction or supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapists. Their role is to facilitate care and treatment of patients with injuries, diseases, or dis...
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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system.
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Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.
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Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.
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Rehabilitation is a treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible. A patient (holding paddles) is undergoing a hydrotherapy treatment. (Photograph by Wi...
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Psychiatric rehabilitation involves helping people with mental illness gain or improve skills while obtaining the necessary resources and support to reach their goals.
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Stroke is an increasing public health concern throughout the world as the leading cause of long-term disability. There is estimated to be over 3.5 million survivors of stroke in the United States.
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Spinal traction is the process of applying force through body weight, weights, and/or pulleys to draw apart the vertebrae of the spine.
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes a portion of the bony arch, or lamina, on the dorsal surface of a vertebra, which is one of the bones that make up the human spinal column. It is done to relieve back pain that has...
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Laminectomy is a surgical procedure that entails opening the spinal column to treat nerve compression in the spinal cord.
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Occupational therapy is a holistic, patient-centered, occupation-based approach to life skill development. This health profession helps people whose lives have been altered by physical or mental disease, injury, or other health problems. People of...
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The occupational therapy interview is the initial fact-finding session between an occupational therapy practitioner and a patient to determine the patient's problem(s) and to discuss possible intervention and treatment.
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