
Spinal cord injuries occur when any part of the spinal cord is injured. This can includes the neck, back, lower back, connective tissues, surrounding muscles, vertebrae, and nerve cells.
Not only can spinal cord injuries be very dangerous and life threatening, they can cause paralysis or death. The spinal cord acts as both a support beam, holding your body upright, but also a nerve-highway sending signals from the brain to much of the body.
Damage to the spinal cord can result in life-changing injuries or disabilities. Spinal cord injury victims often require non-stop medical attention and care to accomplish even the simplest tasks.
Spinal cord injuries are made additionally difficult because they can arise months after the incident that originally caused them. A spinal cord injury can be detected through symptoms such as:
Although a spinal cord injury can occur as a result of many different incidents, most spinal cord injuries result from serious trauma, usually caused by:
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