Nutritional Management of the Spinal Cord Management

Nutritional Management for Spinal Cord Injuries

I . Abstract

The spinal cord is one of the most delicate parts of the body and the nervous system . Damage to this part of the body can be caused by different accidents and can result to loss of sensation and control . The discusses about the many aspects of Spinal Cord Injury or SCI from causes to its prevention and the nutritional management that an SCI patient needs . There are a lot of ways to manage the nutritional needs of an SCI patient . The will seek further

if these ways are really helpful with the SCI patients

II . Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury , Nutritional management , Prevention , accidents , diet body changes

III . Introduction

Knowledge about the body is very important especially when it comes to the nervous system since it is one of the most important systems of the body . Knowledge about the spinal cord is also important to prevent from having spinal cord injuries . However , knowledge about the spinal cord is still important for SCI patients so that they could learn what to do for faster recovery

This aims to cover all the important aspects of the Spinal cord and the spinal cord injury . With the information given , the researcher aims to help those with spinal cord injuries to know about the nutritional management for SCI patients . The researcher also believes that there is a need for this research in to enlighten those who have little knowledge about spinal cord injuries . Through this , the readers will have enough knowledge to avoid spinal cord injuries and know if they are suffering from one

The research questions to be addressed are

What are the symptoms , causes , effects , and prevention of SCI

What kinds of nutritional management techniques are best suited for SCI patients

Are nutritional management programs a necessity for SCI patients

Are nutritional management programs help in the fast recovery of an SCI patient

Causes

Accidents on motor vehicles have always been the cause of spinal cord injuries . According to a source , almost half of the approximately 7 ,800 or 44 percent nonfatal injuries on spinal cords have been recorded Aside from these accidents , violent actions also cause spinal cord injuries as well as falls mishap . Sports injuries , like injuries of diving , primarily result on spinal cord damages ADDIN EN .CITE WebMD20011 112WebMDSpinal Cord Injury2007May 252001http /www .webmd .com /content /pages /4 /1661_50315 .htm (WebMD , 2001

Spinal cord injuries (SCI ) could also be caused by any pain or strain that pulls , constricts , moves sideways , or cuts the spinal cord . When an unusual object penetrated the spinal cord , it could also be seriously damaged . This could result to pressure due to bleeding , distension , and accretion of fluid ADDIN EN .CITE WebMD20011 112WebMDSpinal Cord Injury2007May 252001http /www .webmd .com /content /pages /4 /1661_50315 .htm (WebMD , 2001

However , it is infrequent that SCIs are caused by blood clots and tumors . There are also few cases that infections or abscesses and polio bring about SCI . Spina bifida...