Sample Assignment on Spinal Cord Injuries

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Comparing use of stem cell and spinalcompression surgery for treating spinalcord injuriesName of the StudentStudent ID-

Spinal cord injuries•These refer to damages to thespinal cord that bring abouttemporary or permanent changesin its function.•Such injuries are found to resultin loss of sensation, loss ofmuscular or autonomic functionof body parts (McDonald, Beckerand Huettner 2013).•The injuries can be eithercomplete or incompletedepending on loss of sensation(van den Brand et al. 2012).

Causes of spinal cordinjuries•Physical trauma•Hyperflexion force•Hyperextension force•Lateral stress•Rotation•Compression (Chen et al.2013)•DistractionMost SCIs result incompression, contusion orstretch injuries.

Treatment- Spinal decompressionsurgery•Stenosis of narrowing of spinalcanal creates numbness, chronicpain and muscle weakness•Decompression surgery involvesremoval of the nerves and spinalcord for creating more space forfree movement (Minamide et al.2013).•Decompression requires 1-3days of hospitalization•Recovery time ranges from 4-6weeks