Connecticut (CT) Spinal Injury Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Spinal Injury Medicine Information
Description
Spinal injury medicine deals with spinal cord injury, also called myelopathy. A spinal injury specialist is a physician who diagnoses and treats injuries and disorders of the spinal cord that results in loss of movement and sensation. The spinal cord does not have to be severed for there to be a loss of function. Injury to the spinal cord can affect a patient’s physical and psychological health, and the physician usually treats the condition for the lifetime of the patient.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are osteoporosis, Paraplegia, Ischemia, Spinal shock, Tetraplegia, Autonomic dysreflexia, and Neurogenic shock.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has
4 practicing
spinal injury medicine doctors. Broken out by city, spinal injury medicine doctor density
in Danbury is 1,
in New Britain is 1,
in Wallingford is 1,
and in West Haven is 1.
Connecticut Information
This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297.
Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18
and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.
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