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Important Information On Spinal Cord Injury Exercises

By Raymond Jones


Generally, this refers to a condition whereby a person incurs injuries in the spine or the backbone. The occurrence of these injuries may affect certain areas or parts of the backbone. The effects of these injuries include loss of sensation or paralysis. This will occur when the part affected is connected to these body parts. This, therefore, renders a person dependent since they have to depend on certain things for activities such as moving. Therefore, spinal cord injury exercises plays a very major role in improving body parts functioning and sensations.

The damage caused to CNS in most cases are permanent. However, this is not a must as through certain exercises and rehabilitation of physicals, the lost functioning and sensation can be regained bringing back the lost independence. This means that one must be very serious with carrying out exercises when he or she is faced with a spinal injury. With this, recovery of the lost functioning will be very fast.

When these injuries occur, people tend to think that a person will become permanently and completely paralyzed down from the neck. Contrary to this, it is only in extreme cases whereby the neck CNS is severely damaged, that will lead to a person become completely paralyzed. Most people become paralyzed from the waist to the leg. The two problems usually occur but are determined by the severity, type, and form of injury.

These incidents come with different repercussions as some will live independently as normal while others might become disabled forever while others will have to walk using aids. When the damage is termed as complete, then the patient or a person will have to lose all the motor and sensory activities. In an incomplete case, some functions will remain normal. Persons suffering from incomplete damages are most likely going to regain back motor functions unlike those suffering from complete damages.

In order to reduce spasticity, it is very important for one suffering from SCI to keep moving. This term spasticity refers to a scenario in which muscles and joints become tight and stiff. This causes movement to be a problem. If not well looked at, it may cause pain and muscle spasms.

This condition can be reduced in the case where flexibility is improved. This is achieved through passive and self-motion exercises. On the passive aspect of motion, physical, rehabilitation and occupational therapies are carried out. With this, a patient is able to move muscles and joints easily. A patient can, however, perform these motion exercises in a self-range. This is however possible where after the injury your arm can be moved fully or partially.

Stretching activities are very important for SCI patients undergoing recovery process. They should carry out these activities daily. This will help in retaining and improvement of motion. The tightness of muscles makes it difficult for a patient to move from wheelchair or to dress. Independence in this case is lost.

These physicals also reduce the chances of a SCI patient from developing secondary complications. These complications may include pressure sores, infections in the urinary tract and respiratory disorders among others. The physical exercises try to reduce problems associated with chronic spasticity, weight gain and pain.




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