Bikram yoga is a style of yoga that offers over two dozen poses, some more advanced in degree of difficulty than others. Several poses in Bikram yoga may help increase strength and toning, range of motion and function in those who have experienced...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke notes that each year, an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 spinal injuries occur in the United States. Part of the central nervous system, the spinal cord contains nerves, such as sensory and...
Injuries to the spinal cord can cause devastating and life-threatening injuries. The spinal cord is a mass of nerve tissue that regulates body movement and function by transmitting nerve impulses between the brain and the body. Signs of spinal...
The spinal column is a complex web of nerves and bones that runs vertically along the back of the human body. The nerves within the spinal cord allow messages to be sent back and forth between the brain and various parts of the body, such as the...
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center estimates that approximately 12,000 people in the United States sustain a spinal cord injury each year. Of those, 81 percent are men and 19 percent are women. The average age at which injury...
The spinal cord is divided into four segments: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. Together, they make up a vital part of the body's central processing nervous system; injury to the spinal cord can be grave and sometimes fatal. The cervical...
A spinal cord injury refers to damage in the spinal cord resulting in some degree of loss of sensation or motor skills, says Penn State University. Spinal cord injury is often the result of a motor vehicle accident, sporting mishap or act of...
Car accidents, gunshot wounds, sports and falls are the most common causes of spinal cord injuries, according to the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability. When you sustain such an injury, you may lose mobility depending on the...
The brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves literally control all the functions of the body. When the spinal cord becomes injured, it can cause debilitating symptoms including quadriplegia, paraplegia and even death. There are two main types of...
The spinal cord contains nerve cells that are connected to different parts of the body and transmit neural signals from the brain to your peripheral tissue. According to BrainandSpinalCord.org, an estimated 12,000 spinal cord injuries occur each...
Nearly 12,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury each year in the U.S., according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center. Further, the center reports that an estimated 262,000 people in the U.S. have existing spinal cord injuries....
The spinal cord -- the part of the body that relays nerve signals from the brain -- is made of boney disks known as vertebrae that stack on top of each other to form a column. A sudden blow to the vertebrae -- for example, from a sports injury or...
Injuries to the spinal cord affect about 250,000 Americans. Approximately 11,000 people per year experience spinal cord injuries. Most spine injuries occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents, although sporting activities account for about 7...
A spinal cord injury typically refers to a fracture or dislocation of the spinal cord vertebrae as a result of a sudden, traumatic blow. This damage, depending upon the state of its severity, may impair the use of the body, especially the torso,...
The C5 is the fifth vertebrae of your neck. An injury in this area may occur due to spinal deterioration or sudden awkward movement, though the most common cause is blunt force trauma. This type of injury can paralyze you from the neck down, so...
Spinal cord injury occurs when the vertebrae are fractured by excessive force during an automobile accident, sports-related blow or fall. The fractured vertebrae cause mobility problems and in more severe cases where the spinal cord is actually...
A spinal cord injury can be a devastating event, and learning to function with limitations often requires extensive rehabilitation. Adolescents who suffer from spinal cord injuries are often in even more difficult positions, because they must also...
Being confined to a wheelchair due to a spinal chord injury can have its limitations when it comes to working out. However, with the right mix of equipment and a creative mindset, you can accomplish a great deal in terms of strength, endurance and...
MayoClinic.com reports that a spinal cord injury can have debilitating effects on a patient. It can cause permanent disability or paralysis or loss of movement in several areas. It can also make a person lose sensation on the areas involved. The...
Spinal cord injuries are fairly common, and can result in a range of disabilities from mild pain and weakness to complete paralysis. According to the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), between 10,000 and 12,000 new...
The need for fitness is universal and applies to people with disabilities -- including those with spinal cord injuries. People with limited mobility engage in exercise for the usual reasons: to improve fitness, lose weight, strengthen muscles and...
When the spinal cord is damaged, many problems can result, including movement and sensation impairments below the level of injury. People with spinal cord damage are more prone to medical issues than the average person, including pressure sores...
Your spinal cord is part of your central nervous system and carries messages from your brain to all the different parts of your body, controlling almost every one of your bodily functions. An injury to your spinal cord causes partial or complete...
Suffering a spinal cord injury alters the basic functions of your body. Health complications like osteoporosis, restrictive lung disease, deep vein thrombosis, joint dislocation and skin breakdown are serious concerns for someone with a spinal...
Some rehabilitation programs for spinal cord injuries only focus on learning to live with your injury. Others focus on recovering movement and locomotion by using aggressive exercise and patterned neural activity. Patterned neural activities are...
Spinal cord injuries, or SCIs, are traumatic injuries that trigger temporary or permanent damage to the main nerve pathway between your brain and body. Involvement in organized sports is a known underlying factor in a significant number of these...
Spinal cord injuries can happen to anyone, causing a variety of physical impairments. Little can be done to remedy spinal nerve damage. However, alternative remedies such as ginkgo biloba are gaining attention for their potential role in spinal...
While the number one cause of spinal cord injury -- SCI -- is automobile accidents, SCIs are on the rise among soldiers as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Complete SCIs leave the victim paralyzed below the point of injury, while...
Spinal cord rehabilitation often involves treatments designed specifically for your individual condition, so you should not perform any of these exercises without the express direction of your doctor. Since injuries to your spinal cord can result...
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