PPT-SPINAL ORTHOSES Aakanksha Bajpai

Assistant Professor School of Health Sciences SPINAL ORTHOSES A spinal orthosis is a back brace used to treat spinal disorders or after Spinal Cord Injury SCI All spinal orthotic devices need a physician order indicating direction for use and specifying when the patient should wear it . Overview:. Anatomy of the spinal cord. Case presentation. Spinal cord injuries . Classification. Complete and incomplete syndromes. Respiratory complications of spinal cord injuries. ICU management of spinal cord injuries. Vertebrae. . epidural. space . . dura. mater . Arachnoid.  . subarachnoid space .  . pia. mater. Spinal cord extends from :. . medulla to 2. nd. Lumbar (L2). –adults. 16-18 in. long, ¾ in. wide. What is an x-ray?. Have you had an x-ray before?. Have you seen an x-ray before?. An x-ray of a hand. X-ray of a woman . X-ray of The spinal column . Another view of the spinal column. Do you know how an x-ray machine works?. ID NO : IRIA -1204. ABSTRACT. AIM:. Preoperative . embolisation. of . hypervascular. spinal tumors which has been helpful for . tumour. resection , to . minimise. blood loss during surgery and to control tumor growth.. Manoj. Krishna, FRCS. Spinal Surgeon.. www.spinalsurgeon.com. Incidence. 5-15% of patients with cancer have spinal metastasis( spread to the spine). In autopsy studies 70% of cancer patients have spinal metastasis. Cord . Injury. Too big a topic for 30 minutes……………... Goals:. Demographics. Mechanisms of Injury & Pathophysiology. Presentation & Diagnosis including common spinal cord syndromes . 31 pairs arise from spinal cord. Five groups correspond to regions of spinal cord and vertebrae. Cervical 8 pr.. Thoracic 12 pr.. Lumbar 5 pr.. Sacral 5 pr.. Coccygeal 1 pr.. Structure of a Nerve. Page 1 of 4PRINT-FRIENDLY VERSIONUPDATES149This fact sheet has received substantial updates since its last 2016 publishing Providers are encouraged to read through the entire fact sheetINTRODUCTIONThi ReferencesAdvanced Trauma Life Support for Doctors ATLS Student Course Manual 8thed 2008 Chicago IL American College of Surgeons Ahn H Singh J Nathens A MacDonald RD Travers A Tallon J Fehlings MG and James Carter. Senior . Orthotist. Presentation Outline. The role of the . Orthotist. - including general orthotic . principles. Treatment options. Accessing the service. Q & A. Orthotist. A clinician . ve. . Cervical Spinal cord:. . Cervical spinal nerve originates.. Thoracic Spinal Cord:. Thoracic spinal nerve originates. Lumbar Spinal cord: . Lumbar spinal nerve originates.. Sacral Spinal cord: . History & philosophy. Biofeedback is one of the earliest behavioural medicine treatments and has been practiced in clinical settings since the 1970’s.. Biofeedback achieves its results through psychophysiological (mind-body) self-regulation. Today, biofeedback is used widely by physicians, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, drug rehabilitation counselors, dentists and other professionals to treat an array of disorders.. Spinal Cord. Location. Begins at the foramen magnum . Ends as conus medullaris at L. 1. vertebra. Functions. Provides two-way communication to and from the brain. Contains spinal reflex centers. Figure 12.30. School of Health Sciences. NEURAL TRANSMISSION OF PAIN . &. PAIN PERCEPTION. Afferent nerve fibres transmit impulses from . the sensory . receptors toward the brain, whereas efferent fibres, such as motor neurons, transmit impulses from the brain toward the periphery..