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Definition/Description. Spinal cord injury is defined as traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal. This affects the conduction of sensory and motor signals across the site of the lesion. There are two types: incomplete and complete injury. [2]
Because the spinal cord plays such an essential role, any injury has the potential for widespread and serious damage. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can occur as: bruises (called contusions) partial tears. complete tears (called a transection) In addition, SCIs can be: incomplete, causing only a partial loss of feeling and movement below the level ...
spinal cord injury is preventable; that spinal cord injury is survivable; and that spinal cord injury need not prevent good quality of life and full contribution to society. The report con - tains the best available scientific evidence about strategies to reduce the incidence of spinal cord injury, particularly from traumatic causes.
What is an acute spinal cord injury? The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body. Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is due to a traumatic injury that can either result in a bruise (also called a contusion), a partial tear, or a complete tear (called a transection) in the spinal cord.
Can paralysis caused by spinal cord injury be reversed? Everyone wants to know if there is a “cure” for spinal cord injury (SCI). There continues to be significant progress made toward this goal, but, despite any claim that there is a cure, there is currently no cure or proven way to completely reverse paralysis caused by SCI.
Levels of Spinal Cord Injury. There are four sections of the spinal cord that impact the level of spinal cord injury: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. Each section of the spine protects different groups of nerves that control the body. The types and severity of spinal cord injuries can depend on the section of the spine that is injured.
Most spinal cord injuries are caused by accidents. Loss of function tends to correspond to the level in the spinal cord where damage occurred. Both paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions which result from injury or trauma to the spinal cord. The spinal cord runs through the centre of the bony spine. It is like a system of telephone wires ...
