Mindfulness Techniques for Injury Recovery
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Mindfulness Techniques for Injury Recovery

Mindfulness is a technique that encourages people to focus on what they are feeling in the moment, involve breathing exercises and guided imagery to relax the body and reduce stress. Mindfulness and mental adjustments have helped countless injury victims develop a more tolerable relationship with their physical pain.

Will I walk again after a spinal cord injury?

Will I walk again after a spinal cord injury?

When people are in accidents that result in injures to the spinal cord, the primary concern is if they will regain the ability to walk at some future point. In most cases, progress made during the first month after the injury is a good predictor of your future abilities. Approximately one-third of spinal cord injury…

Lower Back Injuries after a car accident

Lower Back Injuries after a car accident

Automobile collisions often result in lower back injuries. Back pain can be immediate after the accident. Other times, the pain reveals itself weeks of months later. Locating the exact cause of lower back pain isn’t always simple. Here are some information regarding causes of lower back pain and how to determine what treatment is needed….

Spinal Cord Injuries – Making a Claim

Spinal Cord Injuries – Making a Claim

Suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the negligence of another person is a life-altering event that warrants serious consideration and legal action. In Canada, if you’ve endured an SCI as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation not only for the injury but also for the resulting disability.

The price of independence following a catastrophic injury

The price of independence following a catastrophic injury

Recently, we have been focusing on catastrophic injuries in our blog because it is impossible to overstress how much damage such injuries can do to a person’s life. The physical damage alone is life-changing, but the emotional and mental impact these injuries have can be just as devastating. Spinal cord injuries are particularly tragic due…

Paraplegia and Tetraplegia (Quadriplegia) – How family members can help
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Paraplegia and Tetraplegia (Quadriplegia) – How family members can help

Paraplegia and Tetraplegia (also called Quadriplegia) are two severe forms of paralysis that can result from a Spinal Cord Injury. Paraplegia consists of paralysis from the waist down (loss of sensation and movement in the legs), which is usually caused by an injury to the lower back. Tetraplegia is paralysis from the neck down (including arms, legs and the torso), which results from an injury to the neck.

Perdre un membre du corps dans un accident

Perdre un membre du corps – que ce soit un orteil ou une jambe au complet – peut avoir un impact à long terme sur la qualité de vie de la victime. Après avoir perdu un membre dans un accident, la victime peut ressentir des souffrances physiques et émotionnelles qui persistent des années après l’amputation….

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