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What impact does chronic pain have on the spinal cord?
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It has been hypothesized that uninterrupted and unrelenting pain can induce changes in the spinal cord.
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Can you give me a sentence for chronic?
The spinal cord injury caused her chronic ongoing pain and discomfort ; a chronic problem for her .
Spinal cord pain for me pleasegive me solution for that why the spinal cord pain for me i want to know what is the problem is there why that spinal cord pain?
It could be any number of things. The only way to find out for sure is to go see a doctor.
How does a shattered vertebra endanger the spinal cord?
It weakens the spinal column and very likely, but not always places pressure on the spinal column. This creates levels of discomfort to severe chronic pain, numbness and possible loss of limb function.
What causes an increase in the number of pain receptors in the spinal cord?
Evidence is accumulating that unrelenting pain or the complete lack of nerve signals increases the number of pain receptors in the spinal cord.
What serves as the center for sensation for pain?
spinal cord
May be regulated by spinal cord gates?
pain
What is the impact of massage therapy on individuals who suffered spinal column trauma?
A combination of massage techniques for 52 subjects with traumatically induced spinal pain led to significant improvements in acute and chronic pain and increased muscle flexibility and tone.
Does the spinal cord send messeges to the brain?
No the nerves in the spinal cord send the messages to the brain. Not the actual spinal cord.
What do nerve cells in the spinal cord sometimes secrete in reaction to pain?
Nerve cells in the spinal cord may also begin secreting pain-amplifying neurotransmitters independent of actual pain signals from the body.
What aggravates Tethered spinal cord syndrome?
low back pain
Is spinal cord also insensitive to pain like brain?
Yes.
What is a spinal cordotomy?
a surgical procedure that disables selected pain-conducting tracts in the spinal cord, in order to acheive loss of pain and temperature perception.
