Deep lumbar spine & disc anatomy

The best post on internet I have found related to lumbar spine & disc anatomy. Offered by Dr. Douglas M. Gillard, DC, Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences, Published Spine Researcher.

Guillain Barre Syndrome - all you need to know in a short video

A wonderful video on Guillain Barre Syndrome by the GBS/CIDP Foundation International.

What is biofeedback?

Mike Cohen, from the Center for Brain Training in Florida, describes what biofeedback is and the ways it can help people gain better control and a healthier central nervous system. A tremendous amount of research supports the benefits of biofeedback therapy for a variety of situation like migraines, headaches, anxiety, sports performance, and more.

Neuroscience Online, the Open-Access Neuroscience Electronic Textbook

Welcome to Neuroscience Online, the Open-Access Neuroscience Electronic Textbook.

This online, interactive courseware for the study of neuroscience is provided by the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The project is being developed under the direction of the Department Chair and Editor, John H. Byrne.

This content is intended to function as an online multimedia resource, and therefore is not supported as a downloadable or printable text. After you have taken the opportunity to explore this electronic textbook, please take a moment to participate in our brief user survey.

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Scientists create first map of brain ‘scaffold’

By Suzanne Wu

@ University of Southern California

February 11, 2014

For the first time, neuroscientists have systematically identified the white matter “scaffold” of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports brain function.

Their work, published Feb. 11 in the open-source journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, has major implications for understanding brain injury and disease. By detailing the connections that have the greatest influence over all other connections, the researchers offer not only a landmark first map of core white matter pathways, but also show which connections may be most vulnerable to damage.

- Read the rest here.

The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms

Researchers have shown that patients paralyzed from the neck down can move robotic arms with their minds, according to a new report in the journal Nature that documents two cases involving brain-stem stroke victims. Margaret Warner discusses the hopes for the technology with Dr. Leigh Hochberg of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Neuroplasticity

An animation created in Maya that visualizes the plasticity of the motor cortex when one learns a new skill.

NeuroLogic examination videos and descriptions

The "NEUROLOGIC EXAM VIDEOS AND DESCRIPTIONS: AN ANATOMICAL APPROACH" uses over 250 video demonstrations with narrative descriptions in an online tutorial. It presents the anatomical foundations of the neurologic exam and provides examples of both normal and abnormal conditions as exhibited by patients. Use the Table of Contents on the left to access these tutorials, organized by type of exam.

The website combines the use of anatomical diagrams, live patient exams, video patient cases and self-evaluation tools to accomplish its educational goals. It utilizes clinical video patient cases as digital movie files that can be viewed online or freely downloaded for local repurposing.

This "Clinical Dissection of the Nervous System: An Internet Accessible Tutorial" for Medical Neuroscience is authored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (Paul D. Larsen, MD) and the University of Utah School of Medicine (Suzanne S. Stensaas, PhD), with some section movies contributed by the Fundación Stern, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Alejandro Stern).

The presentations interweave the neurological examination with neuroanatomy, laying the foundation for clinical problem solving by...

first, establishing the anatomical concept;

second, demonstrating the problem solving method;

then third, allowing active participation in applying the method.

Anatomy and pathology of the nervous system is understood by directly visualizing it. This is best accomplished by handling the brain (or model of the brain as the case may be) and dissecting or taking it apart for direct examination. The purpose (for the clinician) of understanding neuroanatomy and neurophysiology is to be able to use that knowledge to solve clinical problems.

The first step in solving a clinical problem is anatomical localization. So, if one cannot directly inspect the patient's brain, how is this localization accomplished? The "WINDOW TO THE PATIENT'S BRAIN" is the neurological examination. A neuro exam is a series of tests and observations that reflects the function of various parts of the brain. If the exam is approached in a systematic and logical fashion that is organized in terms of anatomical levels and systems, then the clinician is lead to the anatomical location of the patient's problem.

Multiple Sclerosis Trust

The MS Trust is a UK charity, providing information for anyone affected by multiple sclerosis, education programmes for health professionals, funding for practical research and campaigning for specialist multiple sclerosis services. Our vision is to enable people with MS to live their lives to the full.

Stroke Engine

Welcome to Stroke Engine, a site for individuals who have experienced stroke, their families and health professionals who work in the field of stroke rehabilitation. Stroke Engine has been developed with the support of the Canadian Stroke Network to support the use of evidence-based stroke rehabilitation in clinical practice. Stroke Engine is recognized for its scientific rigor by the Canadian Cochrane Center. We receive over 300,000 visitors each year including clinicians, researchers, academics, teachers, students, patients with stroke and their family/friends.

noigroup

The nervous system is our prime focus, integrating neuroscience, neurodynamics and manual therapy into patient management. NOI's core philosophy is to provide progressive, current material, always challenging existing management protocols, promoting professional reinvestment, and ensuring course participants benefit from the most recent research in a fun way.

Patient education by Tony Tannoury

A very useful list of high quality guidelines and informational brochures for several spine problems/disorders created by Tony Tannoury, MD and his team.

Examination of the Cranial Nerves

Published on Apr 29, 2012

This is a detailed explanation of the examination of the Cranial Nerves illustrating technique and patient interaction.

The film was produced by practising clinicians to aid the teaching of clinical examination skills. It starts at the point when the clinician has finished taking the medical history and begins the clinical examination.

Presented by Dr Richard Abbott MD FRCP Consultant Neurologist. Produced and Directed by Dr Irene Peat FRCR FRCP, Dr Nicholas Port MBChB BSc and Jon Shears.

More Clinical Examination materials can be found at: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/msce/existing/clinical-exam

Walk Again Project

The first kick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup may be delivered in Sao Paulo next June by a Brazilian who is paralyzed from the waist down. If all goes according to plan, the teenager will walk onto the field, cock back a foot and swing at the soccer ball, using a mechanical exoskeleton controlled by the teen’s brain.

Motorized metal braces tested on monkeys will support and bend the kicker’s legs. The braces will be stabilized by gyroscopes and powered by a battery carried by the kicker in a backpack. German-made sensors will relay a feeling of pressure when each foot touches the ground. And months of training on a virtual-reality simulator will have prepared the teenager — selected from a pool of 10 candidates — to do all this using a device that translates thoughts into actions.

Read more at The Washington Post.

Neurology - Spinal Cord Introduction

A wonderful video on the basic knowledge around spinal cord. very nice YouTube channel too if you want to subscribe.

Stroke Survivor Learns How to Use Hand

With the help of the electric impulses of a Ness H200 Hand Rehabilitation System (made by Bioness) applied to stroke survivor's arm, his hand is able to open and grasp pegs on a peg board. Read more about his stroke recovery and rehabilitation at http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/.

Anatomy of the brain

A beautiful section in Mayfield Clinic website dedicated in the anatomy of the brain. Presented in a simple and easy to understand way with beautiful pictures.

Suggested by my classmate Bita Loftalief.

Neurology overview

Here is an overview all all the subjects I covered in my first 2 years of my studies regarding Neurology. Subjects included:

Part 1

Overview; The somatosensory system; The motor system; Spinal anatomy and syndromes; The autonomic nervous system

Part 2

The basal ganglia; The cerebellum; Behavioral neurology; States of consciousness; The cranial nerves, the visual system, the facial and bulbar muscles; Acquired brain injury; Cerebrovascular accident / stroke; Multiple sclerosis

This work is based on the material provided to me by my professor in Neurology Jaap Baker (MD), the Vander's Human Physiology book (Widmaier et al, McGraw-Hill International Edition, NY, 12th ed.), the Physical Management for Neurological Conditions book (Stokes etl, Churchill Livingstone, UK, 3rd ed.), variable internet sources as well as my own work.

Eleanor Longden: The voices in my head

What I keep from this speech is the following:

"...the human animal is a unique being endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal and the intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity. In this respect, for members of society, there is no greater honor or privilege than facilitating that process of healing for someone, to bear witness, to reach out a hand, to share the burden of someone's suffering, and to hold the hope for their recovery. And likewise, for survivors of distress and adversity, that we remember we don't have to live our lives forever defined by the damaging things that have happened to us. We are unique. We are irreplaceable. What lies within us can never be truly colonized, contorted, or taken away. The light never goes out."

Spinal cord neurodynamics

A very interesting subject in neurodynamics is the points of convergence of neural tissue. In simple words, these points are the places in the body where two sides of the the neural tissue cord (either in the spinal cord or in the peripheral nerves) come closer to each other. This is happening when the therapist is extending of flexing the limbs or the spine. And this technique is believed that can play a major role in cases of pain due to nerves' compression somewhere along their course.

The following part is a very short part of Chapter 2 summary of “Clinical Neurodynamics” by Michael Shacklock. You can find a short summary of the whole chapter here, or you can buy the book here.

The spinal cord tends to move towards various specific segments. These areas are termed zones of convergence, and these areas include C5-6 and L4-5.  For example, tissues above C5-6 will slide toward this zone, as will tissues below this segment. The midpoint at which tissues diverge is at T6. At this point, tissues below T6 will converge towards L4-5, and tissues above T-6 will converge to C5-6.