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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation For Brain Injuries

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Brain injuries are often associated with the damage of Brain cells. Mainly there are two types of injuries one is Traumatic brain injury(TBI)   which is caused by an external force such as jolt or blow to head common causes include motorcycle crashes, Sports injuries, Falls in this mainly it damages the skull. Another category of damage include Acquired brain injury (ABI) which occurs at the cellular level as a result of pressure on the brain or genetic or cognitive disorders such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal hypoxia, Tumours, stroke, Aneurysms and many more .The severity of the damage can vary with the type of injury complications may vary as temporary to life-changing and debilitating problems Symptoms of this Brain injury are numerous and categorised such as Cognitive which include Difficulty in expressing thoughts,   Understanding, processing information, memory loss and perceptual   symptoms include change in vision, hearing, the sensation of touch and feel, Dis

Can Rehabilitation Help recover spinal Cord Injury?

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Physical medicine and rehabilitation :     Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a branch of medicine that intends to restore body functions of people that they lost due to medical conditions or injury.   Rehabilitation helps in restoring several body functions, as well as intestine and bladder issues, mastication and swallowing, issues in thinking or reasoning, movement or quality, speech, and language.. Conditions that affect the ability to function include brain disorders, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy, chronic pain including back and neck pain, major bone or joint surgery, severe burns, or limb amputation, severe arthritis, severe weakness after recovering from a serious illness, spinal cord injury or brain injury. Spinal cord injury :   it’s the temporary or permanent damage to changes in the function of the spinal cord or damage to any spinal cord nerves symptoms may include problems with muscular weakness, coordination, spasms, stiff muscles,

Innovations and challenges in sports medicine

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Introduction : Sports medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the physical fitness and treatment for injuries and rehabilitation of amateur athletes and professional players under the guidance of medicine experts probably a team of sports physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, orthopedic surgeons, primary care physicians (PCP) these people also helps players in nutritional aspects, injury prevention, substance abuse, sports psychology   Scope of sports medicine :   sports and exercise medicine (SEM) physicians should be specialized   musculoskeletal medicine and also treat chronic illness such as asthma, bone problems, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Exercise medicine, athletic trainers, exercise medicine, public health, and common sports injuries   Latest innovations in sports and exercise medicine (SEM) :   with the increase of information technology and artificial intelligence   lots of new innovations are available in recent past such as    Inject-