Brain and spine Care: Do you? 'Think' over it!

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. Jokes apart!

Brain is central vital organ or you can say its an operating system of your physical hardware. You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,' then your body says, 'Who me?'

Brain controls your thoughts, memory, speech and movement.

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!

Nowadays you suppose to work in multithreading system to survive your existance in this race of success otherwise anyone will grab your seat! But do you have ever noticed, how much pressure is bared by your tiny brain? Obviously not! Because there is no any pressure measurement device has been invented to measure the pressure on brain.

" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">In small doses, it can help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best. But when you’re constantly running in emergency mode, your mind and body pay the price. The pressure on brain leads to frustration.

The basic structure and functioning of brain and nerve system.

Brain is very complex organ in the body. Let's say if brain as a central hub that controls all bodily functions, then the nervous system is like a network that relays messages back and forth from the brain to different parts of the body. It does this via the spinal cord, which runs from the brain down through the back and contains threadlike nerves that branch out to every organ and body part. The spinal cord, on the other hand, is a long bundle of nerve tissue and the spinal cord by a set of ring-shaped bones. They're both cushioned by layers of membranes. This fluid helps protect the nerve tissue, keep it healthy, and remove waste products.  

The causes to diturb your brain

* Viral infection
* Bacteria
* Excess fever
* Hereditary
* Accidents
* Chemical imbalances
* Head injury

The warning signs of danger

Different symptoms for different brain and spinal disorders

* Severe headache
* Sudden fever
* Drowsiness
* Vomiting
* Confusion
* Seizures
* Memory loss partially or full
* Difficulty performing familiar tasks
* Problems with language
* Disorientation to time and place
* Poor or decreased judgment
* Problems with abstract thinking
* Misplacing things
* Changes in mood or behavior
* Changes in personality
* Absence of expressions
* Violent in some cases
* Flat, expressionless gaze
* Depression
* Forgetful
* Odd or irrelavent statements
* Severe nausea
* Vision problems
* Confusion
* Back pain
* Sleep disorders

" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">1. Inflammation in the brain: Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hyper-sensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis. When both the brain and spinal cord are involved, the disorder is called encephalomyelitis. An inflammation of the brain's covering, or meninges, is called meningitis.

2. Stroke: Affects your ability to think clearly. Occurs when an artery supplying blood to a part of the brain suddenly becomes blocked or bleeds. This can damage part of the brain, which in turn can impair a range of functions including movement of body parts and communication.

3. Brain tumor: A braintumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain, which can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign).

4. Alzheimer's disease: Is a progressive and fatal brain disease and the most common form of dementia.

5. Schizophrenia: It causes memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.

6. Trauma: Causes due to spinal cord and head injury. Its a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from mental or emotional stress or physical injury.

7. Epilepsy: Sudden, brief change in how the brain works. A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions.

8. Coma: Deep state of unconsciousness due to complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of injuries, such as head trauma.

9. Migraine: A severe, painful headache that is often preceded or accompanied by sensory warning signs such as flashes of light, blind spots, tingling in the arms and legs, nausea, vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light and sound.

10. Back pain: Back pain are herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spondylosis (arthritis of the back), cancer of the spine, and infection of the spine.

11. Spinal cord injury

In some cases, damage is permanent. In other cases, treatments such as surgery, medicines or physicaltherapy can correct the source of the problem or improve symptoms.

Brain and spine care at Wockhardt Hospitals

The Brain and Spine Care at Wockhardt hospitals offers comprehensive services with neurological, neurosurgical and spine disorders. Various innovative surgical techniques, Endoscopic surgeries and Complex Neurological management have been adopted at all our centers.

Our team of Neurologists is backed by Neuro ICUs with the latest diagnostic equipment and a dedicated team of nurses

Brain and spine care services at Wockhardt Hospitals

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2) Brain Surgical Services
3) Spine Surgical Services

Network Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Wockhardt Hospitals are spread out all over India bringing you the best in healthcare, near your home.

i) Wockhardt Hospitals, Bhavnagar is a dedicated super speciality hospital offering end-to-end comprehensive care in Neurology, Neurosurgery and other super speciality health services.

ii) NUSI Wockhardt hospital Goa, is a dedicated Superspecialty hospital offering comprehensive, end to end care in Neurology, Neurosurgery and other super speciality health services.

iii) Wockhardt Superspeciality Hospital, Nagpur offers Brain and Spine care services, Neurology, Neurosurgery and other super speciality health services.

iv) Wockhardt Hospitals, Nashik – the first corporate hospital in north Maharashtra – is a dedicated super specialty hospital offering comprehensive, end-to-end care in Neurology, Neurosurgery and other super speciality health services.

v) Sterling Wockhardt Hospital, Vashi,Neurology, Neurosurgery and other super speciality health services. offers comprehensive end-to-end care in

Core Specialities of Wockhardt Hospitals

i) Heart Care
ii) Brain & Spine Care
iii) Bone & Joint Care
iv) Minimal Access Surgery
v) Laparoscopic Surgery
vi) Urology

Other Specialities of Wockhardt Hospitals

Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Nephrology, Medical and surgical oncology, Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Critical care, and Emergency & Preventive healthcare.

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Wockhardt Hospitals at Surat, Nashik, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Mumbai (Vashi), Nagpur (Wockhardt Heart Hospital and Wockhardt Super speciality Hospital) are part of the Worckardt Group.

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Heart Care: Give a helping hand to your heart

Heart Care

There comes a time in every life we find the heart we're looking for.. So you must take care of your heart! Just kidding.


Any ways, Heart is the vital organ in our body. Our heart is a central muscle in our body. Its work is to pump blood .... Because we only have one body, we really should take care of it. That is why keeping our heart physically powerful and healthy is so essential.

Heart attacks are the leading cause of death for both men and women worldwide. The records say 3,000 people each day have a heart attack in the US. About one-half of those who die do so within 1 hour of the start of symptoms and before reaching the hospital. Men have a greater risk of heart attack than women.

How would you come to know that your heart is in risk zone?
Symptoms of heart problems

Many heart problems have similar alerts though they have different symptoms. Many heart problems give warning signs such as uneasy feeling, aching, fullness, discomfort, heaviness, burning in chest and stomach, pressure, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest.

Another symptoms will be as uneasy feeling or discomfort in breathing, faster or irregular heartbeats, sweating, weakness, dizzyness, vomiting. Pain in shoulders, arms, neck, back can also be your warning signs to alert you before a heart attack.

If you feel any type of above symtoms, you should not neglect them as they may lead to severe heart problem. Learn to recognize your symptoms. Call your doctor if you begin to have new symptoms or if they become more frequent or severe.

Why your heart may face risks?

Causes of heart problems or heart deseases can be one or more among following

* Age
* Tenssions / Stress
* Heavy Workload
* Unhealthy Diet
* High blood pressure
* High blood cholesterol
* High LDL cholesterol
* Low HDL cholesterol
* Family history of early heart disease
* Diabetes
* Drinking, smoking habits

Types of Heart health problems

There are some cardiovascular disorders such as

* Coronary heart disease (CHD)
* Extrinsic cardiomyopathies
* Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
* Coronary artery disease
* Congenital heart disease
* Nutritional diseases affecting the heart
* Heart attack
* Ischemic (or ischaemic) cardiomyopathy
* Hypertensive cardiomyopathy
* Valvular cardiomyopathy
* Inflammatory cardiomyopathy
* High blood pressure
* Ischemic heart disease
* Heart rhythm disorders
* Tachycardia
* Heart murmurs
* Rheumatic heart disease
* Pulmonary heart disease
* Hypertensive heart disease
* Myocardiodystrophy
* Intrinsic cardiomyopathies

* Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM): In DCM heart (especially the left ventricle) is enlarged and the pumping function is diminished.

* Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM or HOCM): Due to genetic disorder. In HCM the heart muscle is thickened, which can obstruct blood flow and prevent the heart from functioning properly.

* Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): Caused due to electrical disturbance of the heart. The right ventricle is generally most affected.

* Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM): Least common cardiomyopathy. The walls of the ventricles are stiff, but may not be thickened, and resist the normal filling of the heart with blood.

* Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: The left ventricle wall has failed to properly grow from birth and such has a spongy appearance when viewed during an echocardiogram. (Ref: wikipedia.org)

Curable Types of Heart disease:

* Valvular heart disease
* Infective endocarditis
* Congenital heart diseases
* Coronary heart disease
* Atrial myxoma
* HOCM
* Long QT syndrome
* Wolff Parkinson White syndrome
* Supraventricular tachycardia
* Atrial flutter
* Constrictive pericarditis

Rare Types of Heart disease:

* Atrial myxoma
* HOCM
* Long QT syndrome
* Wolff Parkinson White syndrome
* Supraventricular tachycardia
* Atrial flutter
* Constrictive pericarditis

Heart Care

How to take care of your heart

1. Diet – Have food with less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Have Healthy Food - Leafy vegetables, fibre food, salads are good for overall health.
Blueberries, top the list as one of the most powerful disease-fighting foods.
Salmon, a cold-water fish is a great source of protein and is also packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
3. Exercise – Half an hour’s walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
4. Quit smoking
5. Control weight
6. Control blood pressure and sugar
Emergency of Heart Care

Everyone should know the warning signs of a heart attack and how to get emergency help. Emergency personnel can often stop arrhythmias with emergency CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), defibrillation (electrical shock), and prompt advanced cardiac life support procedures. If care is sought soon enough, blood flow in the blocked artery can be restored in time to prevent permanent damage to the heart. Yet, most people do not seek medical care for 2 hours or more after symptoms begin. Many people wait 12 hours or longer.

A heart attack is an emergency. Call the emergency services if you think you (or someone else) may be having a heart attack. Prompt treatment of a heart attack can help prevent or limit lasting damage to the heart and can prevent sudden death.

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart. So keep your hand on your heart and check whether all is well.

Wockhardt Hospitals: Heart Care Hospitals

For over 20 years, Wockhardt Hospitals has earned the reputation of being a leader in heart care in the country. Proficiency and skill are core qualities in cardiac services of Wockhardt Hospitals. In wockhardt's history, it is included the world’s first conscious off pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Wockhardt Hospitals has successfully treated thousands of heart patients and successfully performed a number of cardiac procedures and surgeries.

Full time and visiting cardiac team of over 50 cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at Wockhardt hospitals are efficiently looking after the heart care of people since 1990's.

Heart Care Services at Wockhardt Hospitals

1) Adult cardiology and cardiac services
            i) Interventional Cardiac Procedures
           ii) Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery procedures

2) Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
           i) Pediatric cardiology
          ii) Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
         iii) Procedures performed

The Network Wockhardt Heart care hospitals

Wockhardt Hospitals are spread out all over India bringing you the best in healthcare, near your home.

1. NUSI Wockhardt hospital in Goa, is a dedicated Superspecialty hospital offering comprehensive, end to end care in Cardiology, Cardiac surgery, and other wockhardt's core specialities.

2. Nagpur Heart Hospital - A dedicated hospital to cardiac health care. Wockhardt Heart Hospital, Nagpur is privileged to be the first hospital in the city to perform Angiography by the radial method.

3. Wockhardt Hospitals, Nashik – the first corporate hospital in north Maharashtra – is a dedicated super specialty hospital offering comprehensive, end-to-end care in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and wockhardt's core specialities.

4. N M Virani Wockhardt Hospital, Rajkot is a dedicated super specialty hospital to offer comprehensive end-to-end care in Cardiology, Cardiac surgery, and wockhardt's core specialities.

5. Adventist Wockhardt Heart Hospital, Surat is a Super Specialty Heart Care facility in South Gujarat offering comprehensive services in the areas of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, under one roof with 24 hours Emergency & critical Care Services backed by a team of eminent physicians and surgeons.

6. Sterling Wockhardt Hospital, Vashi, the state of the art, 45 bedded, multispeciality hospital has been established with a thrust on Cardiology and other specialties.

Core Specialities of Wockhardt Hospitals

1. Heart Care
2. Brain & Spine Care
3. Bone & Joint Care
4. Minimal Access Surgery
5. Laparoscopic Surgery
6. Urology

Other Specialities of Wockhardt Hospitals

Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Nephrology, Medical and surgical oncology, Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Critical care, and Emergency & Preventive healthcare.

Do visit www.wockhardthospitals.com

Wockhardt Hospitals at Surat, Nashik, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Mumbai (Vashi), Nagpur (Wockhardt Heart Hospital and Wockhardt Super speciality Hospital) are part of the Worckardt Group.

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