Sentences with phrase «damage to nerve tissue»

A modified sensor can evaluate damage to nerve tissue due to force impact.

With the ability to quadruple in numbers every 20 - 24 hours, chlorella has been shown to possibly repair damage to nerve tissues and aid in cell production.

Not exact matches

Opponents of circumcision argue the procedure can cause damage that ranges from nerve destruction and loss of normal tissue to infection, disfigurement and sometimes death.

According to Irene Zoppi, a clinical education specialist at Medela, «many mothers with breast implants are able to breastfeed with little difficulty, but the surgical procedure has the potential to damage some of the milk - making tissue, milk ducts and nerves in the breast.»

Biopsy to remove tissue for diagnostic analysis can damage lactation ducts or nerves depending on the technique, amount of tissue removed and location of the incision.

Pregnancy and delivery stretch the connective tissue at the base of the bladder and can cause nerve and muscle damage to the bladder or urethra.

In 2002, after 12 years of deafness and with some misgivings, Shipsey got a cochlear implant, a device that would bypass damaged tissue, transmitting sound signals directly to his auditory nerve.

«The cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the body, so corneal nerve assessment is extremely sensitive for detecting small sensory nerve fiber damage as compared to other tests including measurement of intra-epidermal nerve fibers in the skin,» notes lead investigator Joseph L. Mankowski, DVM, PhD, who is Professor of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Pathology, and Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD..

Damaged mouse sciatic nerves produced hundreds of times the normal amount of two «chemoattractant» molecules, Cxcl1 and Cxcl2, which attach to the surfaces of neutrophils and draw the immune cells into injured tissue.

«Our data clearly showed that one of the protein receptors on white blood cells called CXCR3 brings white blood cells to the optic nerve in response to production of its binding partner CXCL10 by damaged nerve tissue,» said Zhang.

They are too close to spinal nerves and tissue structures that could be damaged by another operation.

Although maximizing cancer removal is critical to improve patient survival, removing too much healthy tissue can also have profound negative consequences for patients: For example, breast cancer patients could experience higher risk of painful side effects and nerve damage, in addition to aesthetic impacts.

Researchers at the NRC have previously shown that gelatin accelerates brain tissue healing and reduces damage to nerve cells in the case of electrode implants, but only now are they starting to understand how.

Friedreich's ataxiais an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system, resulting in symptoms ranging from gait disturbance to speech problems; it can also lead to heart disease and diabetes.The ataxia of Friedreich's ataxia results from the degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord, in particular sensory neurons essential (through connections with the cerebellum) for directing muscle movement of the arms and legs.

The new report, co-authored by several international research groups and led by Karolinska Institutet, shows that stem cells transplanted into damaged or threatened nerve tissue quickly establish direct channels, called gap junctions, to the nerve cells.

For more than a century, scientists thought that glial cells were responsible for scar formation; now, however, a paper published in Science shows that spinal cord scar tissue largely derives from a completely unexpected type of cell called a pericyte, opening new opportunities for the treatment of damaged nerve tissue.Lesions to the brain or spinal cord rarely heal fully, which leads to permanent functional impairment.

Changes in connective tissue during pregnancy, pressure and weight of the uterus on the pelvic floor, weight gain of the mother, trauma to the pelvic floor during vaginal delivery, abdominal straining during labor and ensuing nerve damage all promote prolapse.

If you place sustained pressure on one body part, you might actually hit a nerve or damage the tissue, which can cause bruising, according to Vazquez.

The compartments aren't able to expand as much as they're supposed to be able to under increased pressure and you get a ton of pressure within the muscles and as that happens, it compresses nerves and blood vessels and decreases blood flow which means that the tissues inside that compartment don't get enough oxygen rich blood and they are essentially oxygen starved and they become damage the same way that your heart, if oxygen starved, undergoes a heart attack and this can not be painful but can be damaging to the muscles.

This may lead to inflammation and damage to joints, nerves, skin, tissues, muscles, and other organs.

Sclerosis means scarring; MS sufferers develop scar tissue in response to the nerve damage.

Glaucoma, which refers to various eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, is the second most common cause of blindness in the U.S. Vitamin C also helps maintain connective tissue in the eye and may prevent macular degeneration.

Cholesterol - lowering medications have also been linked to severe muscle problems such as polyneuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet) and rhabdomyolysis (a serious degenerative muscle tissue condition).

At that point it is usually too late to react as nerve cells and brain tissue have been irreparably damaged and destroyed.

You run the risk of hitting a nerve or causing tissue damage and some people react to the numbing agent or hormone (usually corticosteroids) in the injection.

Much depends on how much damage has been done to the nervous system and the joints» soft tissues, and / or damage to the spinal cord, the spinal nerve and / or the disc and joint tissues.

The infection can spread until the nearby tissue dies, muscle or nerves are damaged, and / or the resulting massive wound is difficult to heal.

This creates an accumulation of inflammatory cells locally and the chronic inflammation destroys the myelin sheath, leading to progressive nerve tissue damage.

The tissue is sent to a veterinary pathologist who looks for characteristic signs of nerve damage and inflammation associated with PDD.

Tripawd is a male Husky mix boy who is suffering with what we believe to be nerve and tissue damage on his front left leg.

Tripawd is a male Husky mix boy who was suffering with what we believe to be nerve and tissue damage on his front left leg.

One can not imagine any actual physical or biological mechanism for (say) nerve damage to the optic nerve, retinal detachment, physically damaged eyes, or even mere cataracts, to spontaneously revert to normal healthy tissue due to the application of filthy mud.

Neuropathic — Also known as nerve pain or neuropathy, neuropathic back pain occurs when receptors in the spinal column continue to send pain signals to the brain even though there is no ongoing tissue damage.

Soft tissue injuries often refer to contusions, sprains and strains, but also include whiplash, muscle tears, muscle separation, tendon injuries, nerve damage, bone bruises, and cartilage damage.

Paralysis can occur when a person's spinal cord tissue is damaged and nerve sensation is lost to entire sections of the body.

Burn victims may suffer: muscle, bone, blood and tissue damage as well as subsequent pain due to injury to nerves.

Victims of motor vehicle accidents often suffer injuries involving damage to the body's «soft tissues» — the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves.

A spinal cord injury can be loosely defined to mean any damage to the spinal column and connected nerve tissues.

Soft tissue damage can be done to the ligaments, intervertebral joints, discs, cervical muscles and nerve roots.

The neck muscles naturally contract in an attempt to protect itself, while the head «whips» back, causing soft tissue injury that can severely damage the discs, ligaments, nerves, muscles and joints of the delicate neck structure.

A pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident has the potential to cause death, traumatic brain injuries, disfigurement, scarring, muscle and tissue damage, nerve damage, loss of a limb, depression and other physical and mental impairments.

Infection and scarring leading to nerve and tissue damage may be short or long term.

Electrical shocks can also seriously injure internal organs, including causing internal bleeding and permanent damage to tissues and nerves.