Posted by Ralph on 12/17/05 11:02
Apparently nerve damage was classified in 1943 then expanded in 1951 from three stages to five. The staging is used to describe the part or amount of nerve that is damaged and the regeneration one might expect.
The damage to a nerve could be caused by injury, accident or sometimes planned treatment to help eliminate pain. Both cold and heat can be used depending on the goal and of course the FDA's approval of the treatment for that specific purpose.
In the lower stages the nerve signals would be more or less interrupted rather than completely destroyed.
The higher the grade number the less chance the nerve will regenerate. Sometimes in the middle range the nerves may regenerate but not in the proper pattern. I immediately thought about stroke patients.
Reading about this certainly brought more admiration for Hand Surgeons and Neurosurgeons and other doctors who's job it is to reconnect or repair nerves.
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