Brain-damaged kids often have cold hands and feet.Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Many children with neurological disorders This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g.back pain), signs (e.g. aphasia) and syndromes (e.g. Aicardi syndrome). using wheelchair have much colder hands and feet than other kids, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. "These children have a disorder that can make it difficult to express how they feel, but it must be unpleasant to have cold hands and feet. I find it surprising that the matter hasn't been given more attention" said physiotherapist physiotherapist /phys·io·ther·a·pist/ (-ther´ah-pist) physical therapist. physiotherapist physical therapist. Lena Svedberg, author of the thesis. The thesis demonstrates that skin temperature in brain-damaged preschool children in wheelchairs was several degrees lower than in children without neurological disorders. The temperature of their feet was three degrees lower and their hands two degrees lower than children without brain damage. The reason behind their cold extremities may be that the brain damage affects the part of the nervous system that is not controlled by the will and which, among other things, regulates blood circulation, digestion and sleep. "This hypothesis is supported by a study in the thesis that shows that children with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. who had cold hands and feet also had problems with constipation, sleeping disorders, pain and impaired well-being," Svedberg said. Currently, there is no established treatment for cold hands and feet, but a small pilot study - also part of the thesis - shows that acupuncture acupuncture (ăk`y  pŭng'chər), technique of traditional Chinese medicine, in which a number of very fine metal needles are inserted into the skin at specially designated points. might be effective.
"Acupuncture activates the nerve fibres that lead inwards and can affect activity in the autonomic nervous system autonomic nervous system: see nervous system. autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that is not under conscious control and that regulates the internal organs. It includes the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric nervous systems. . We could see that treatment raised skin temperature in some children with neurological disorders, but it is a very small study and more research is needed," Svedberg said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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