A medical question. If you dont know what your talkin about (if ur not a doctor, nurse, nurse prac)dont answer

Question

Is it hard to damage or sever the brain stem? Like, could you do it at the gym, using the machines? If you strain or somethin? I think that since your muscles are straining it has nothin to do with the bone, or spinal cord or brain stem. Answer an let me know. Thanks.

Thank you, thought it was hard, an is not very common. thanks.

Answer 1

You shouldn't overdo it, or lift weights that are too heavy. You might strain your muscles, but it's doubtful that your brain stem would be affected. As long as you exercise sensibly and get enough oxygen while you're doing it (deep breathing), you should be fine. The only way you could do damage to your brain, bones or spinal cord is if you hit your head real hard, or accidentally dropped a weight. Just be careful. You want to build your body, not tear it down.

Answer 2

Why would you want to cut yourself? Yeah life may suck, but how is cutting going to fix that? It's just going to make your skin look like it's been clawed by a cat for a really long time, if not permanent. I know you're worried about NOW because that's whats happening.. but look at the bigger picture and worry about LATER. It's a lot more important because pretty soon that will be the present.. basically what I'm saying is you could have a lot of meaning in life.. Doing something you would love to do. Think about all the kids who don't have homes, who don't have a choice to education. They wish they were in your place. But what do you do? Whine and complain. Sorry I know you're probably suffering, but things can change once you buy your own house and have your own job.. you won't be so close to your parents anymore, and maybe thing will change with your boyfriend. Just grow up, and look at the bigger picture please.

Answer 3

It is very difficult to damage the brain stem. It is the crux of the entire central nervous system and is essentially a relay system. Due to its importance and its early role in vertebrate evolution it is well protected deep in the brain and in the skull. Don't worry about severing it at the gym. You'll be fine.

Answer 4

You can't sever the brain stem by exercising unless you drop weights or a machine on your head. Theoretically, you could blow an aneurysm or blood vessel defect, but you can also do that in your sleep.

Answer 5

the brain stem is not a bone like your spine that you can esaily damage or sever, it canbe severed in freak acidnets like a pole going through the brain or something like that, but is not very common