Bourdieu, Hysteresis, and Shame

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

This article offers a consideration of the gendered emotion of “shame” within the context of the lived experiences of spinal cord injured men, using “found life histories” as a source material. Drawing upon the Bourdieusian concept of “hysteresis,” I theorize the emergence of a gendered disjuncture between incorporated expectations, values and assumptions, and the substantive enactments of masculinity socially available in the aftermath of spinal cord injury. Shame was often experienced within contexts characterized by “dangerous” social proximity to pathologized “others” (namely, disabled people and children) against which hegemonic masculinity is defined. I conclude the article by highlighting the particular limitations that Bourdieusian social theory can be used to identify in relation to individualized therapeutic interventions designed to encourage spinal cord injured men to adopt new understandings of masculinity.

scholarly journals The Influence of Social Support on the Lived Experiences of Spinal Cord Injured Sportsmen

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Rees ◽  
Brett Smith ◽  
Andrew C. Sparkes
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Life History Data ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Tangible Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

This study draws upon life history data to investigate the influence of social support on the lives of 6 men who had acquired a spinal cord injury and become disabled through playing sport. Interviews were analyzed utilizing categorical-content analysis (Lieblich, Tuval-Mashiach, & Zilber, 1998). The participants experienced emotional, esteem, informational, and tangible support (Rees & Hardy, 2000) from various sources. Alongside the positive influence of social support, examples are shown of inappropriate or negatively-experienced support and where participants considered sport to be lacking. The spinal cord injured person is encouraged to be proactive in resourcing social support, but providers might also be taught to recognize the impact, either positively or negatively, that their giving support can have.

scholarly journals Spinal‐Cord Injury Treatment: Effective Modulation of CNS Inhibitory Microenvironment using Bioinspired Hybrid‐Nanoscaffold‐Based Therapeutic Interventions (Adv. Mater. 43/2020)

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (43) ◽  
pp. 2070325
Author(s):  
Letao Yang ◽  
Brian M. Conley ◽  
Susana R. Cerqueira ◽  
Thanapat Pongkulapa ◽  
Shenqiang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injury Treatment

scholarly journals Prevention and treatment of pressure sore following spinal cord injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 623-632
Author(s):  
Myeong Ok Kim
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Pressure Sore ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Advisory Panel ◽  
Pressure Sores ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Pressure Injury

Pressure sores or pressure injury is a serious complication of a spinal cord injury (SCI), representing a challenging problem for patients, their caregivers, and their physicians. Persons with SCI are vulnerable to pressure sores throughout their life. Pressure sores can potentially interfere with the physical, psychosocial, and overall quality of life. Outcomes directly depend on education and prevention along with conservative and surgical management. Therefore, it is very important to understand everything about pressure sores following SCI. This review covers epidemiology, cost, pathophysiology, risk factors, staging, evaluation tools, prevention, education, conservative wound care methods, surgical treatment, and future trends in wound healing related to post-SCI pressure sores. A change in nomenclature was adopted by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel in 2016, replacing “pressure ulcer”with “pressure injury.” New concepts of pressure injury staging, such as suspected deep tissue injuries and unstageable pressure injuries, were also introduced. A systematic evidence-based review of the prevention of and therapeutic interventions for pressure sores was also discussed.

The management of fertility in spinal cord injury

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikkel Fode ◽  
Jens Sønksen
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Semen Quality ◽  
Sperm Quality ◽  
Sperm Count ◽  
Autonomic Nerve ◽  
Sperm Retrieval ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
The Right ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

While spinal cord injury (SCI) does not affect female fertility, the condition most often results in infertility in males due to anejaculation and reduced semen quality. Anejaculation is caused by disruption of the autonomic nerve fibres, which are normally responsible for the ejaculation. The reason for the poor sperm quality has not been firmly established. If spinal cord injured men cannot ejaculate by sexual intercourse or masturbation, ejaculation can be induced by either penile vibratory stimulation or electroejaculation. Only if these methods fail should surgical sperm retrieval be considered. The method of insemination depends largely on the total motile sperm count and patient preference. With the right treatment, it is possible for most SCI men to have children.

scholarly journals Psychiatric aspects of spinal cord injury

1986 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
A. J. Lasich
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

The nature of behavioural and emotional reactions displayed by persons with spinal cord injury are described and the value of psychiatric involvement in the routine management is discussed. The importance of emotional care of spinal cord injured patients is emphasized with reference to certain general principles. The psychiatrist should be accessible to both staff and patients for ventilation of feelings. 

scholarly journals Epidemiolgy of spinal cord injury after acute odontoid fractures

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Harrop ◽  
Ashwini D. Sharan ◽  
Gregory J. Przybylski
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Cervical Canal ◽  
Associated Injuries ◽  
Odontoid Fractures ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

Object Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) after odontoid fracture is unusual. To identify predisposing factors, the authors evaluated a consecutive series of patients who sustained SCI from odontoid fractures. Methods A consecutive series of 5096 admissions to the Delaware Valley Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center were reviewed, and 126 patients with neurological impairment at the C1–3 levels were identified. Seventeen patients had acute closed odontoid fractures with neurological deficit. Various parameters including demographics, mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, fracture types/displacements, and radiographic cervical canal dimensions were compared between “complete” and “incomplete” spinal cord injured–patients as well as with neurologically intact patients who had suffered odontoid fractures. There were similar demographics, mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, fracture type/displacement, and canal dimensions in patients with complete and incomplete SCIs. However, only patients with complete injury were ventilator dependent. In comparison with patients with intact spinal cords, spinal cord–injured patients were more commonly males (p = 0.011) who had sustained higher velocity injuries (p = 0.027). The computerized tomography scans of 11 of 17 neurologically impaired patients were compared with those of a random sample of 11 patients with intact spinal cords. Although the anteroposterior diameter (p = 0.028) and cross-sectional area (p = 0.0004) of the cervical spinal canal at the C–2 level were smaller in impaired patients, the displacement of the fragment was not different. Conclusions Odontoid fractures are an infrequent cause of SCI. Patients with these injuries typically are males who have smaller spinal canals and have sustained high velocity injuries.

scholarly journals Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions to Seated Balance in the Sagittal and Coronal Planes: Implications for Trunk Control After Spinal Cord Injury

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musa L. Audu ◽  
Ronald J. Triolo
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Active System ◽  
Trunk Control ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Seated Balance ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Trunk Orientation ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

The contributions of intrinsic (passive) and extrinsic (active) properties of the human trunk, in terms of the simultaneous actions about the hip and spinal joints, to the control of sagittal and coronal seated balance were examined. Able-bodied (ABD) and spinal-cord-injured (SCI) volunteers sat on a moving platform which underwent small amplitude perturbations in the anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) directions while changes to trunk orientation were measured. A linear parametric model that related platform movement to trunk angle was fit to the experimental data by identifying model parameters in the time domain. The results showed that spinal cord injury leads to a systematic reduction in the extrinsic characteristics, while most of the intrinsic characteristics were rarely affected. In both SCI and ABD individuals, passive characteristics alone were not enough to maintain seated balance. Passive stiffness in the ML direction was almost 3 times that in the AP direction, making more extrinsic mechanisms necessary for balance in the latter direction. Proportional and derivative terms of the extrinsic model made the largest contribution to the overall output from the active system, implying that a simple proportional plus derivative (PD) controller structure will suffice for restoring seated balance after spinal cord injury.

The Rehabilitation Problems and needs of the Spinal-Cord Injured: A Pilot Study

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Felice ◽  
John E. Muthard ◽  
Laurie S. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

The findings of a pilot study of spinal-cord injury in Florida covering three topics are reported: 1) the incidence of spinal-cord injury in Florida, 2) the experiences of spinal-cord injured (SCI) persons and vocational rehabilitation counselors and their perceptions of the adequacy of their community's treatment and rehabilitation services for the SCI, and 3) the availability of facilities, equipment, and personnel for the care of SCI individuals in Florida. Recent developments in care for the SCI in Florida are discussed.

Respiratory Care for Spinal Cord Injury

2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 258-261
Author(s):  
Yan Chun Zhu ◽  
Jun Chang ◽  
Zhi Gang Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Acute Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Respiratory Complications ◽  
Dependency Care ◽  
High Dependency ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
High Dependency Care

In this paper the issue of respiratory complications following acute spinal cord injury with reference to the area of high dependency care is considered. It will deal with the pathophysiology behind acute spinal cord injury and its effect on the respiratory system, while discussing the interventions used to prevent these complications. A multitude of therapeutic interventions in the care of respiratory complications has been identified. And positioning, chest physiotherapy and assisted coughing techniques will be considered in this paper.

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