Jaxx Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 When the Doctor check's for reflexes he or she is actually checking your entire spinal cord to see if it is talking to the brain.sorry but your wrong. reflexes have nothign to do with talking to the brain. it doesn't even go up the spinal cord. go turn on the stove, put your hand on it. I bet you will take your hand off before YOU realize its hot. proof right there.AP Psych did teach me something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashif Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 so basically his leg has a big angular velocity and acceleration during muscle reflexes which lead you to believe the he has some sort of problem?Exactly, large swings of the limb when reflexes are tested are indicative of a spinal cord injury.I have got my complete physical exam due tomorrow, so right now that and GI physiology, is all that I am thinking about right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashif Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 sorry but your wrong. reflexes have nothign to do with talking to the brain. it doesn't even go up the spinal cord. go turn on the stove, put your hand on it. I bet you will take your hand off before YOU realize its hot. proof right there.AP Psych did teach me something.Buddy go ask a Neuro Physiologist, or Neurosurgeon, or a Neurologist. One of the classic signs of spinal cord injury is Hyperreflexia. I am not talking about a complete transection or even hemisection of the spinal cord. More like a contusion.Per emedicine.com regarding ALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of unknown cause characterized by slowly progressive degeneration of upper motor neurons (UMNs) and lower motor neurons (LMNs). The UMN findings include hyperreflexia and spasticity. They result from degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tracts in the spinal cord. The LMN findings include weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations. They are a direct consequence of muscle denervation. ALS is eventually fatal because of respiratory muscle weakness. Aspiration pneumonia and medical complications of immobility contribute to morbidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 lol w/e I'm not reading that but I suppose you're right.oh, I enjoyed the video very much, I'm glad I'm going into engineering because it seems it's right up my alley! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldebaran Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 aldebaran - btw you headed for the golden triangle in NC?Not the reasearch triangle, more west of that...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyWriter Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Not the reasearch triangle, more west of that...lol.ah-haha! good luck there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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