Why is the ponytail injured? What's the function of ponytail? Why are the consequences so serious after injury? I believe everyone will come to these conclusions. Now let's answer them one by one.

First of all, the first point: Why is the cauda equina nerve damaged?

In fact, there are many factors that cause cauda equina nerve injury, such as:

1. Accident: Burst fracture of lumbar spine caused by falling, falling from a building, car accident, etc. , leading to cauda equina nerve injury;

2, daily bad habits lead to physical exhaustion: such as the fitness industry, people who need to sit for a long time at work, pregnant women and so on. , causing the ponytail to be compressed;

3, soft tissue compression: common lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, sacral cyst and so on. , compression or stimulation of cauda equina; 4. Spinal anesthesia and chemical stimulation;

5, surgery: more common in lumbar discectomy and spinal canal enlargement. , leading to intraoperative cauda equina nerve injury.

Secondly, let's take a look at the function of ponytail.

The first thing to know is where the cauda equina nerve exists.

The cauda equina nerve is located in the lumbosacral nerve root below the conus medullaris, and consists of * * * 1 0 pairs of nerve roots and caudal pleural ganglion from waist 2 to waist 5, and sacrum10 to sacrum 5.

The cauda equina innervates the sellar region, namely perineal region and perianal region. Its function is mainly to control defecation, bladder sphincter and anal sphincter, and it also has a dominant function. So it is very important for us!

Finally, why is cauda equina nerve injury so serious to our human body?

The most important thing is that the cauda equina has a wide range of innervation. Once damaged, it will directly affect our normal life! It will cause patients to have symptoms such as nerve paralysis, nerve disorder and nerve insufficiency. Moreover, there will be regulatory obstacles of local motor sensation, pain, perception, temperature and other functions. If the condition is not controlled for a long time, the patient will have secondary edema and paralysis, and even paralysis!

Early prevention and treatment of cauda equina nerve injury is the key, but this particularly important link will make the treatment stagnate and miss the best recovery opportunity. Therefore, we must actively publicize the health knowledge of cauda equina nerve injury, so that a large number of patients can master and understand the symptoms and harm caused by cauda equina nerve injury and treat it as soon as possible, so as to get rid of the devastation caused by cauda equina nerve injury.

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