What Is the Best Thing to Do With Spinal Cord Injury ?
Question by NeelKontho: What is the best thing to do with Spinal cord injury ?
My brother had an accident on the Judo mat while he was on his regular practice on the 19th of this month. X-ray reports show that c5 and c6 have moved away from one another. He is parallized from neck to toe, however senses are there upto his belly. He has been fixed him with bed with 12 Kg contraction and is still not out of danger.
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Answer by J?dida
Have him attend physical therapy. With any luck they could perform muscular re-education and maybe he can get some movement back in his upper/lower extremities.
Answer by stascia
im sorry to hear about your brothers accident.
the best thing for him is INTENSE therapy after this accident. a good place for him would be an acute rehabilitation unit of a hospital, not a long term care center (old folks home). in a acute rehab unit, your brother will get intensive therapy, up to 3 hours a day of physical and occupational therapy in order to help him either regai nfeeling, strength, or to learn how to do things for himself with his new limitations. this is especially beneficial if your brother is young. most insurances will cover a certain period of time in an acute rehab, and then he will have to go to therapy outpatient where he is driven to ther therapist during the week. even if he can only get a few weeks or a month in an acute rehab unit, it is better than nothing because their whole stay is centered around getting stronger and doing things for themselves. you can ask your brother’s doctor for information on acute rehab units in your area, or the social worker working on your brother’s case. good luck!
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