What Are the Different Types of Paralysis Therapy?

It is known that cerebrovascular disease can cause paralysis, but spinal cord disease can also cause paralysis, but early diagnosis and regular treatment can also prevent paralysis.

Spinal cord paralysis

Chinese name

Spinal cord paralysis

Category

disease

Country

China

Species

Bacteria, viruses, microorganisms

Introduction to Spinal Palsy

It is known that cerebrovascular disease can cause paralysis, but spinal cord disease can also cause paralysis, but early diagnosis and regular treatment can also prevent paralysis.

The spinal cord is solid. There is a layer of fluid around the spinal cord and the brain, which is the hydrocephalus. The hydrocephalus has a protective and buffering effect on the brain. The fluid extracted during the examination is the hydrocephalus. The central nervous system is divided into the brain (located in the cranial cavity) and the spinal cord (located in the spinal canal). The functions of the brain and spinal cord are very important and relatively delicate, so the surrounding bones are protected. . The function of the spinal cord is to ensure the movement, sensory function, control of defecation and control of the limbs.

Spinal cord paralysis

There are many types of spinal cord diseases, such as inflammatory diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, microorganisms, etc., and symptoms of spinal cord compression, such as tumors, spinal cord injuries, and spinal vascular diseases. There are many types of vascular diseases of the spinal cord, such as bleeding, blockage, ischemia, cerebral vascular malformations, and cerebrovascular tumors. Some of the vascular diseases of the spinal cord are caused by congenital abnormalities, some are caused by injuries, and some are caused by blood vessels. Malformations are caused by unknown causes.

Spinal injuries often hit the spinal cord

The spinal cord is a very important nerve center that governs the movement of the limbs. It is located in the spinal canal of the spine and is protected by the spine.

When a serious car accident, a fall from a height, or a heavy injury to the spine, huge external violence may cause spine fractures or dislocations, and the spine loses its protective effect on the spinal cord. Even after spinal fractures and dislocations, it often impacts the spinal cord. Make it an important cause of spinal cord injury. With the development of modern society in China, traffic accidents and work-related injuries have increased, and the incidence of spinal cord and spinal cord injuries has an increasing trend.

The most common site of spine injury is the cervical spine, which is common in the 4th to 7th cervical spine; the other is the junction of the thoracic spine and the lumbar spine, which is common in the 10th thoracic spine to the 2nd lumbar spine. This spine is called thoracolumbar If the fracture of the spine is minor, the spinal cord may not be damaged; severe spinal fractures or even dislocations will cause spinal cord injury in the corresponding part in most cases. Spinal cord injury to the neck leads to paralysis of the limbs, spinal cord injury below the neck leads to paraplegia of the lower limbs. In addition, if the patient's cervical spine has bone hyperplasia, congenital malformations, or spinal stenosis and other factors, even if there is no fracture and dislocation, it may be possible He suffered cervical spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. The famous athlete Sang Lan in China and the famous American actor Christopher who played "Superman" are due to accidental head and neck landing during exercise, cervical spine fractures and dislocations leading to quadriplegia due to acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord paralysis transports patients with spinal injuries to be careful

After a spinal injury, an unstable spine is often the cause of further spinal injury. Even though some patients have spinal injuries, they do not have limb paralysis, but because of incorrect handling, the unstable spine causes damage to the spinal cord, resulting in irreversible limb paralysis. Therefore, for patients with spinal cord and spinal cord injury and paralysis, or patients with spinal cord injury, more than three people should be transported to the hospital, and external forces such as distortion of the spine should be avoided. Rough dragging, pulling, and holding are strictly prohibited. Incorrect postures, such as back and back, should be carried correctly under the guidance of medical staff. In addition, for patients with spinal cord injury, if effective treatment can be started within a few hours after injury, it is most meaningful for rescue of residual spinal cord function and recovery of paralyzed limbs. Therefore, patients who have suffered spinal and spinal cord injury after a car accident, a fall injury, or a crush injury should race against the clock as soon as possible to transfer to the hospital in the correct way, or notify medical staff to rush to the scene for rescue as soon as possible.

Spinal cord palsy spinal cord injury complications and harm to the body

Patients with complete spinal cord injury will have permanent limb paralysis, which will cause huge obstacles to work and life; those with incomplete spinal cord injury can recover to some extent after treatment, but they still have different degrees of limb paralysis.

Patients with spinal cord injury and limb paralysis are often prone to many complications such as pulmonary infection, respiratory failure, bedsores, urinary system infections, abnormal body temperature, and urination disorders, which are very difficult to handle. The higher the spinal cord injury site, the more likely the patient is to have various complications. Therefore, patients with cervical spinal cord injury and quadriplegia are very prone to a variety of complications and may pose a serious threat to their lives. Pulmonary complications are often their early deaths. main reason.

Although patients with spinal cord and spinal cord injuries are paralyzed, there are many complications and poor prognosis. However, active and correct treatment can still help improve the function of paralyzed limbs, prevent and control complications, reduce patient mortality, and improve patient quality of life. With the improvement of the treatment of patients with spinal cord and spinal cord injury, especially the improvement of surgical treatment and internal fixation technology, the treatment effect and prognosis have been greatly improved.

What is the principle of treatment of spinal cord spinal cord injury?

Spinal and spinal cord injury patients should actively rescue and protect the remaining spinal cord function through surgery combined with drugs such as hormones in the early stage to prevent further damage to the spinal cord and promote the recovery of residual spinal cord function; at the same time, actively prevent and treat various complications to improve the patient's Prognosis, reduce patient mortality; Finally, through active rehabilitation exercises, it can help improve the function of paralyzed limbs, improve the quality of life of patients, and some patients can improve their ability to take care of themselves.

What is the significance of early surgery in patients with spinal cord palsy and spinal cord injury?

If the degree of spinal fracture is mild, the stability of the spine is not damaged, and there is no damage to the spinal nerves, non-surgical treatment such as proper rest and brace protection should be used, and most patients can be cured.

If after spinal fracture and dislocation, its stability is damaged, or there is spinal nerve damage, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible to restore the fracture and dislocation, restore the spinal morphology, relieve the compression of the spinal nerve, and save the remaining spinal cord function as much as possible; And by proper internal fixation and bone graft fusion methods to restore the stability of the spine, to prevent further damage to the spinal cord caused by spinal instability. For patients with spinal fracture and dislocation combined with complete spinal cord injury, although various treatment measures cannot improve the spinal cord function and limb paralysis, early internal fixation and bone graft fusion can restore the stability of the spine and help the complications. Prevention and control greatly reduce the risk of patients dying from complications; it also helps to prevent the wheelchair from being used after spinal deformity.

Can patients with poorly managed early spinal cord paralysis be treated?

Although early surgery for patients with spinal cord and spinal cord injury is very important, there are still many patients who, for various reasons, fail to receive timely and correct treatment after injury. These patients should restore the spine's morphology and relieve the pressure on the spinal nerves as soon as possible after the conditions are met. The stability of the spine can be reconstructed through bone graft fusion and internal fixation. It still has some significance for the recovery of spinal nerve function, but the effect is far Lower than those who had correct surgery in time.

For those with inappropriate early surgery, some patients can still undergo surgery again depending on the examination. Measures such as restoring the spine's morphology, lifting the residual pressure on the spinal nerves, and replacing the correct internal fixation are still expected to achieve certain results.

Rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord palsy and spinal cord injury

Rehabilitation is an indispensable part of the treatment of patients with spinal cord and spinal cord injury. Through active and passive muscle and joint training, massage, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, and auxiliary equipment training, the patient's remaining functions can be restored after spinal cord injury. To the maximum extent, restore the self-care ability and reduce the dependence on others' life as much as possible; at the same time, carry out vocational rehabilitation training so that it can restore the ability of a certain professional work, return to society, and become a person who contributes to society; Rehabilitation and training can enable patients to bravely face the challenges of reality and new life. Successful training of vocational rehabilitation training can help restore and build the patient's self-confidence and sense of social achievement.

Rehabilitation training for patients is a long-term job. It requires the cooperation of patients, families, and rehabilitators, and unremitting efforts to achieve better results.