Quadriplegia
Damage to any part of the spinal cord constitutes a spinal cord injury. It may also involve injury to the cauda equina or end of spinal cord nerves. The spinal cord transmits and receives signals from the brain to the rest of the body. Below the site of the injury a spinal cord injury frequently results in lifelong impairments to feeling strength and other bodily functions. Spinal cord injured individuals may also have psychological emotional and social after effects.
Description:
Quadriplegia is a symptom of paralysis that affects all a person’s limbs and body from the neck down. The most common cause of quadriplegia is an injury to the spinal cord in your neck. The loss or dysfunction of motor and/or sensory function in the cervical region of the spinal cord is known as quadriplegia. Partial or complete loss of function in the arms legs trunk and pelvis can result from a loss of motor function which can manifest as weakness or paralysis.
Cause:
Quadriplegia can be caused by various factors such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, contact sports, gunshot wounds, violence, brainstem stroke, oxygen deficiency, central nervous system, infection, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury.
Symptom:
Quadriplegia symptoms include weakness, loss of sensation, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, breathing difficulties, poor trunk control, pain numbness, tingling and spasm.
Ayurveda Treartments:
Abhyangam Snehanam Churna pinda Swedanam Nasyam Virechanam Matra vasti Kashaya vasti and Navara pinda Swedanam.
Naturopathy Treartments:
Enema Mud packs Acupuncture Manipulative therapy Mud therapy Diet therapy Mind sound resonance technique Physiotherapy Electrotherapy Exercise therapy and Dorn therapy.