Spinal Cord Surgery Abroad At Affordable Cost

<h1>Spinal Cord Surgery Abroad At Affordable Cost - Spinal Cord Surgery</h1>Author: <a title="Pankaj S Nagpal" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/pankaj-s-nagpal/217017.htm">Pankaj S Nagpal</a> <img src="http://www.indiasurgerytour.com/images/bann.GIF" alt="We Care Health Services Logo" />   <h3>Spinal Cord Surgery Abroad</h3>   <h2>Spinal Cord Treatment</h2>   In 1995, actor Christopher Reeve fell off a horse and severely damaged his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. From then until his death in 2004, the silver screen Superman became the most famous face of spinal cord injury. Most spinal cord injury causes permanent disability or loss of movement (paralysis) and sensation below the site of the injury. Paralysis that involves the majority of the body, including the arms and legs, is called quadriplegia or tetraplegia. When a spinal cord injury affects only the lower body, the condition is called paraplegia...   Symptoms of Spinal Cord Injury <ul> <li>Pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord</li> <li>Loss of movement</li> <li>Loss of sensation, including the ability to feel heat, cold and touch</li> <li>Loss of bowel or bladder control</li> <li>Exaggerated reflex activities or spasms</li> <li>Changes in sexual function, sexual sensitivity and fertility</li> <li>Difficulty breathing, coughing or clearing secretions from your lungs...</li> </ul>   Emergency signs and symptoms <ul> <li>Fading in and out of consciousness</li> <li>Extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back Weakness, incoordination or paralysis in any part of your body</li> <li>Numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in your hands, fingers, feet or toes</li> <li>Loss of bladder or bowel control</li> <li>Difficulty with balance and walking</li> <li>Impaired breathing after injury</li> <li>An oddly positioned or twisted neck or back...</li> </ul>   Tests and diagnosis of Spinal Cord Injury Paramedics and emergency workers are trained to treat people who have suffered a traumatic head or neck injury as if they have a spinal cord injury or an unstable spinal column, until a thorough screening and diagnosis can be completed. A key step in the initial treatment is immobilizing the spine. If your doctor suspects a spinal cord injury, he or she may prescribe traction to immobilize your spine, as well as high doses of the corticosteroid drug methylprednisolone (Medrol). There is some controversy about the use of this medication due to the small benefits noted in research studies and the possible risks. However, there are no other medications available at this time. So, methylprednisolone is often given as soon as possible, and it must be given within eight hours of injury...   Treatments of Spinal Cord Injury Fifty years ago, a spinal cord injury was usually fatal. At that time, most injuries were severe, complete injuries and little treatment was available. Today, there's still no way to reverse damage to the spinal cord. But modern injuries are usually less severe, partial spinal cord injuries. And advances in recent years have improved the recovery of people with a spinal cord injury and significantly reduced the amount of time survivors must spend in the hospital. Researchers are working on new treatments, including innovative treatments, prostheses and medications that may promote nerve cell regeneration or improve the function of the nerves that remain after a spinal cord injury...         Please log on to : <a href="http://www.indiahospitaltour.com/spine-surgery/spinal-cord-injury-treatment-india.html"><a href="http://www.indiahospitaltour.com" target="_blank">www.indiahospitaltour.com</a> </a> Send your query : <a href="http://www.indiahospitaltour.com/get-a-quote.html">Get a Quote </a>   We Care Core Values We have a very simple business model that keeps you as the centre. Having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our patient care standards are unmatched across the sub continent.  About the Author: Welcome to World Class Treatment and Surgery by We Care Health Services, India. 
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In 1995, actor Christopher Reeve fell off a horse and severely damaged his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. From then until his death in 2004, the silver screen Superman became the most famous face of spinal cord injury.

Most spinal cord injury causes permanent disability or loss of movement (paralysis) and sensation below the site of the injury. Paralysis that involves the majority of the body, including the arms and legs, is called quadriplegia or tetraplegia. When a spinal cord injury affects only the lower body, the condition is called paraplegia...

Symptoms of Spinal Cord Injury

Pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord
Loss of movement
Loss of sensation, including the ability to feel heat, cold and touch
Loss of bowel or bladder control
Exaggerated reflex activities or spasms
Changes in sexual function, sexual sensitivity and fertility
Difficulty breathing, coughing or clearing secretions from your lungs...

Emergency signs and symptoms

Fading in and out of consciousness
Extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back Weakness, incoordination or paralysis in any part of your body
Numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in your hands, fingers, feet or toes
Loss of bladder or bowel control
Difficulty with balance and walking
Impaired breathing after injury
An oddly positioned or twisted neck or back...

Tests and diagnosis of Spinal Cord Injury

Paramedics and emergency workers are trained to treat people who have suffered a traumatic head or neck injury as if they have a spinal cord injury or an unstable spinal column, until a thorough screening and diagnosis can be completed. A key step in the initial treatment is immobilizing the spine.

If your doctor suspects a spinal cord injury, he or she may prescribe traction to immobilize your spine, as well as high doses of the corticosteroid drug methylprednisolone (Medrol). There is some controversy about the use of this medication due to the small benefits noted in research studies and the possible risks. However, there are no other medications available at this time. So, methylprednisolone is often given as soon as possible, and it must be given within eight hours of injury...

Treatments of Spinal Cord Injury

Fifty years ago, a spinal cord injury was usually fatal. At that time, most injuries were severe, complete injuries and little treatment was available.

Today, there's still no way to reverse damage to the spinal cord. But modern injuries are usually less severe, partial spinal cord injuries. And advances in recent years have improved the recovery of people with a spinal cord injury and significantly reduced the amount of time survivors must spend in the hospital. Researchers are working on new treatments, including innovative treatments, prostheses and medications that may promote nerve cell regeneration or improve the function of the nerves that remain after a spinal cord injury...

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Send your query : Get a Quote

We Care Core Values

We have a very simple business model that keeps you as the centre.

Having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our patient care standards are unmatched across the sub continent.

Welcome to World Class Treatment and Surgery by We Care Health Services, India. Contact Us : www.indiasurgerytour.com || E-mail us on : info@indiahospitaltour.com || Contact Center Tel. :(+91) 22 28950588 / (+91) 22 28941902 (24 hrs.) The surgery and medical treatments offered by We Care Health Services at JCI Accredited / ISO Certified Hospitals are vast and varied; ranging from Heart Surgery abroad, Cardiology to Cardio Thoracic surgery, Total Knee / Hip / Ankle / Shoulder Joint Replacement Surgery abroad in India including ACL reconstruction Surgery to Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery abroad in India , Spine Surgery abroad in India like Discectomy / Laminectomy Surgery, Cervical Decompression to Anterior / Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery abroad, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer surgery, Sterotactic Radiotherapy, Autologous / Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant Surgery to Breast Cancer treatments, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Low Cost Liver Transplants Surgery, Hysterectomy (Vaginal / Abdominal), Hernia repair Surgery, Advanced Neurosurgery abroad in India, Bariatric surgery, Gastric Bypass Surgery abroad, Eye Surgery abroad, Cornea Transplant, Cataract Surgery to LASIK Eye care Surgery, IVF, ICSI, Egg Donor to Surrogacy, Minimally Invasive surgery or Laparoscopic Surgery to Cochlear Implants, Breast Lift / Tummy Tuck, Face Lift to Low Cost Cosmetic Surgery, multi specialty Hospitals abroad offering first world treatments with board certified highly qualified medical consultants in attendance at third world prices.

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