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CIRCULATION: BLOOD VESSELS
The fine subdivisions of blood vessels result in every minute portion of the body getting supplied, as you may readily realize when you consider how even a pin prick produces bleeding. A little way back the resemblance of the blood system to the branching tree was suggested. It has often been so depicted. But if a branch is broken, the leaves at its tip wither. Such a calamitous result is uncommon in the body, for the blood system really is like the network of highways in the country. If the main route is blocked, it is bothersome, but traffic can be rerouted. The side routes for the blood are referred to as collateral circulation. John Hunter, the famous eighteenth-century English surgeon, did a great deal to study and described these side circulations.His most famous experiment consisted in tying the vessels which carry blood to a deer’s antler. One would naturally suppose that this constriction would interfere with the growth of the antler, but Hunter found that other large vessels appeared, or at least enlarged so that they became noticeable, and the antler continued to grow.We used to think that there were a number of places in the body that were supplied by what we called end arteries; that there was only one route for the blood to traverse, and if this was blocked then no blood reached the part. The more the matter has been investigated, the more we find that this is not so. The coronary arteries in the heart were among the last to be proved to have this side circulation. Recent investigations have shown that coronary arteries can be blocked off and in many instances the blood does get to the tissues by side routes.There is a theory that in the early stages of life all these vessels are equally important, but then some one vessel takes over most of the load and the others do not develop. When your pulse is counted, the throb comes through the radial artery in the wrist for that is carrying lots of blood to your very important hand. Most of you could find no evidence of blood getting through by any other channel. Yet the’ radial artery can be cut and tied off, and other vessels will take over the work with very little difficulty.The veins which bring the blood back have even more side routes to help out. The circulation of blood in the brain has to be carefully adjusted. Too little or too much makes a great difference here. The jugular veins, one on each side of the neck, are tremendous big pipes; but when we dissect the side of the neck, as we frequently do for cancer, we think little of removing the jugular. That big flow of blood goes off by other channels and the brain minds it not at all. The patient may be up and around the next day. Nature is a good traffic engineer. She can adjust to peak loads and times of light traffic more successfully than is done on our streets.*3/276/5*
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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: CHESTNUT BUD
Inattention, lack of observation makes the same mistakes again and again, does not learn from past experiences. Develops escapist mentality.The negative Chestnut Bud Type is not a dullard and does not possess “Low I.Q.” But he makes the same mistakes again and again. He may have incurred huge loss by not supervising the working of his staff m the past, but this experience will not deter him from trusting the same staff again and incur further loss. His friend may have warned him against appointing a person who had been sacked by a rival concern because of his dishonesty, but he would ignore the good advice and appoint the same man for “his good business connections”, and come to grief later on.No. A negative chestnut bud type does not learn any lesson from his past experience or from the experience of other persons, or he may be too slow to learn from experience.The boy may not learn his lesson due to inattention i.e. his mind was away when the book lay open on his lap, or he was looking mechanically on the Black Board when the teacher was writing on it, or he was copying some notes from a fellow student’s copy without caring to grasp the subject which he was copying – a case of inattention.He went to his friend’s house in his car, saw the location, saw the number plate of the street, and saw the number plate on the house.Next time he was led to the house by a ricksha wala, and saw all those things again.When he wanted to go to the same house on his own he had forgotten all those signs which he could follow. He could not recollect what was the size of the number plate, its colour or whether it was fixed on the right or left wall of the street entrance—a case of lack of observation when a person does not see even with his eyes open, or is indifferent to what he sees. A man may be in a hurry when he is given some instructions or it may be his habit to receive the instructions hurriedly and then fail to follow the instructions, Whether it is due to lack of observation, or due to inattention or from hurry, the result is the same need for repeated experience.*78\308\8*
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CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY
The immediate course of action for injury at this level often includes placement of “tongs” on the head, for treatment of a dislocated vertebra. The two arms of the tongs are attached directly to the skull (under local anesthesia) with a pin on each side of the head. Weights are connected to the tongs by a pulley system, and the device is used to apply traction to (to stretch) the cervical spine. With increasing weight, the traction allows the dislocated bones to slip back into their proper positions gradually, thus preventing damage that could result if the bones were forced into position. Achieving proper alignment and stability of the spine is essential for a good recovery from spinal cord injury. Tongs are useful for realigning the spine, but surgery and/or bracing are necessary for long-term stability.Because the neck is highly flexible, it is difficult to stabilize it with a brace. The most effective kind of neck brace is called a halo brace. A ring of metal (the halo) is attached around the circumference of the head with small pins drilled directly into the skull (under local anesthesia). The pins are tightened to hold the halo firmly in place. The patient dons a hard plastic vest that fits close to the upper body, and the vest is attached to the halo by metal bars and joints. This gives the spinal cord and vertebral column tremendous stability, allowing the bones and ligaments to heal in their proper positions. The halo can cause some pain, but this usually decreases with time and can be controlled with mild pain relievers.
Healthy bones Osteoporosis Rheumatic
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