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Spinal cord injury (Illustration)
- A severe spinal cord injury often causes loss of feeling and paralysis, the loss of movement and voluntary control over the muscles in the body. Spinal cord damage also causes loss of reflex function below the point of injury interrupting bodily functions such as breathing, bowel control, and bladder control. In the event of a spinal injury prompt medical attention can help to minimize further spinal cord damage. (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19619.htm
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Synovial Sarcoma
- A fact sheet about a rare type of cancer that occurs in tendons, bursae, or the cavity that separates the bones of certain joints. (National Cancer Institute) http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/synovial
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The Great Escape Maze 1
- Print out a maze and help Bo make it to the Great Calcium Fair! To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kids/kidsteens.cfm
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The Great Escape Maze 2
- Print out a maze and help Bo make it to the Great Calcium Fair! To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/upload/maze2b.pdf
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The Great Escape Maze 3
- Print out a maze and help Bo make it to the Great Calcium Fair! To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kids/upload/maze3b.pdf
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Total Disc Replacement with SB Charite Artificial Disc (Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 01/26/2005) (Webcast)
- This links to a pre-recorded webcast of a surgical procedure for a herniated disc. This is an actual operation performed at a medical center in the United States since January 2004. The video lasts approximately one hour. Please note that you cannot send in questions by email, though the webcast may say that you can, because you are not seeing these videos live. To view this webcast you will need RealPlayer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh.” Download RealPlayer (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2 Fwww%2Eor%2Dlive%2Ecom%2Fdistributors%2FNLM%2Frnh%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D150
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Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Procedure (Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 12/13/2004)
- This links to a pre-recorded webcast of a surgical procedure for back pain. This is an actual operation performed at a medical center in the United States since January 2004. The video lasts approximately one hour. Please note that you cannot send in questions by email, though the webcast may say that you can, because you are not seeing these videos live. To view this webcast you will need RealPlayer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh.” Download RealPlayer (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2 Fwww%2Eor%2Dlive%2Ecom%2Fdistributors%2FNLM%2Frnh%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D133
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Two person roll (Illustration)
- To roll an injured person two people are needed. One person is stationed at the head and the other at the victim's side. The person on the side places one hand on the victim's shoulder and the other on the victim's thigh area. The person at the victim's head stabilizes the head and neck so that the head and neck does not bend, move, or twist in any direction. (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100210_1.htm
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Vertebra and spinal nerves (Illustration)
- The spinal cord and its peripheral nerves are protected by the vertebral column, a stack of bones which surround and provide support. Between the vertebrae is a fluid-filled disk (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9936.htm
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Vertebrae (Illustration)
- The vertebral column is made up of 26 bones that provide axial support to the trunk. The vertebral column provides protection to the spinal cord, which runs through its central cavity. Between each vertebra is an intervertebral disk, which acts as a shock absorber. (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19470.htm
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