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What causes paralysis from the waist down?
Rarely, nerve damage at the hips or waist; this more typically causes some variety of monoplegia or hemiplegia. Brain or spinal cord oxygen deprivation due to choking, surgical accidents, violence, and similar causes. Stroke. Congenital malformations in the brain or spinal cord.
Why does paralysis happen?
Paralysis occurs when you’re unable to make voluntary muscle movements. A nervous system problem causes paralysis. Uninjured nerves send signals to muscles. Those signals make muscles move.
Can people paralyzed from the waist down still get boners?
The nerves that control a man’s ability to have a reflex erection are located in the sacral area (S2–S4) of the spinal cord. Most paralyzed men are able to have a reflex erection with physical stimulation unless the S2–S4 pathway is damaged.
Can a paralyzed person drive a car?
Driving is quite possible for many people who are paralyzed, even those with very limited hand and arm function. A wide range of adaptive driving equipment and vehicle modifications are on the market today. Driving with a disability often means relearning to drive.
What are the side effects of being paralyzed?
Changes to circulation and respiration
What is paralysis from waist down?
Paralysis from waist down. ~Cause~. They are victims of a spinal cord injurey to the lumbar region of the spine or even the thoracic. This is often called paraplegia.
How to become paralyzed?
Stroke
How do you get paralyzed?
Paralysis of the muscles of the face, arm, and leg on one side of the body is called hemiplegia (hemi means half) and usually results from damage to the opposite side of the brain.