Whois & Analysis for flintrehab.com

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes changes in its function, either temporary or permanent.

These changes translate into loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in parts of the body served by the spinal cord below the level of the lesion.

Injuries can occur at any level of the spinal cord and can be classified as complete injury, a total loss of sensation and muscle function, or incomplete, meaning some nervous signals are able to travel past the injured area of the cord.

Depending on the location and severity of damage along the spinal cord, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain or numbness to paralysis to incontinence.

The prognosis also ranges widely, from full recovery in rare cases to permanent tetraplegia (also called quadriplegia) in injuries at the level of the neck, and paraplegia in lower injuries.

Complications that can occur in the short and long term after injury include muscle atrophy, pressure sores, infections, and respiratory problems.

A stroke is when poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding.

They result in part of the brain not functioning properly.

Signs and symptoms of a stroke may include an inability to move or feel on one side of the body, problems understanding or speaking, feeling like the world is spinning, or loss of vision to one side.

Signs and symptoms often appear soon after the stroke has occurred.

If symptoms last less than one or two hours it is known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini-stroke.

A hemorrhagic stroke may also be associated with a severe headache.

The symptoms of a stroke can be permanent.

Long-term complications may include pneumonia or loss of bladder control.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force injure the brain.

TBI can be classified based on severity, mechanism (closed or penetrating head injury), or other features (e.g., occurring in a specific location or over a widespread area).

Head injury is a broader category that may involve damage to other structures such as the scalp and skull.

TBI can result in physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral symptoms, and outcome can range from complete recovery to permanent disability or death.

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty that, by using mechanical force and movements, remediates impairments and promotes mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and physical intervention.

It is performed by physical therapists (known as physiotherapists in many countries).

A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone.

Although stone tool-dependent societies and cultures still exist today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric, particularly Stone Age cultures that have become extinct.

Archaeologists often study such prehistoric societies, and refer to the study of stone tools as lithic analysis.

Ethnoarchaeology has been a valuable research field in order to further the understanding and cultural implications of stone tool use and manufacture.