Paraplegia is a specific pattern of paralysis (which is when you can’t deliberately control or move your muscles) that affects your legs. In most cases, paraplegia results from an injury to the vertebrae and spinal cord in the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral spine. The term ‘paraplegic’ is often used to describe someone living with paraplegia, a condition that causes paralysis in the lower body
Quadriplegic Wheelchair Girl
Paraplegia, sometimes called partial paralysis, is a form of paralysis in which function is substantially impeded from below the level of injury.
Paraplegia is a term used to describe the inability to voluntarily move the lower parts of the body
The areas of impaired mobility usually include the toes, feet, legs, and may or may not include the abdomen A person with a complete t12 level of injury is paralyzed from the waist down. Paraplegia is normally caused by injury to your spinal cord or brain that stops signals from reaching your lower body When your brain cannot send signals to your lower body, it results in.
Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia The ability to control your arms or legs after a spinal cord injury depends on two factors One factor is where the injury occurred on the spinal cord The other factor is how bad the injury is.
Paraplegia is a serious neurological condition that causes partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of your body
It usually results from a spinal cord injury or spinal trauma Paraplegia involves damage to the spinal cord that disrupts nerve signals between your brain and lower body. Olfactory ensheathing cells (oec) have been transplanted with success into the spinal cord of a polish man named darek fidyka, who was the survivor of a knife attack that left him paraplegic in 2010. Paraplegia is the paralysis of the lower body, particularly the legs
Typically caused by damage to the spinal cord, a traumatic injury or congenital condition may be to blame
