It is the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center
According to The University of Alabama's National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), which compiles the data, approximately 11,000 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
Justin's spinal injury was to his cervical spinal cord resulting in Tetraplegia.
This video by brainandspinalcord.org overviews the top ten spinal cord injury rehabilitation centers in the United States. The website also has much information on brain and spinal cord injuries. http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/media-center/TopTenHospitals.html
if you get spinal surgery your spine will be fixed
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
The statistical breakdown of spinal cord injuries in 2005 in the United States was:Neurologic level at hospital discharge:30.1% incomplete quadriplegia (tetraplegia) 25.6% complete paraplegia20.4% complete quadriplegia (tetraplegia)18.4 % incomplete paraplegia.
a person with a spinal cord injury could become paralyzed or go into a coma
There will be a complete loss of movement and sensation below the level of spinal cord injury.
There are no "best" places for spinal cord injury. Any injury to the spine has negative results. The most severe injuries and more common ones occur within the lower spinal columns.
A spinal cord injury can result in a loss of sensation and/or loss of function below the area of spinal cord injury. The degree to which the body is affected, will depend how high up the spinal cord the injury occurs. If the injury is in the neck, cervical region, then the arms will also be affected, resulting in Quadriplegia. More information on the different types of spinal cord injury can be found here: http://www.apparelyzed.com/paralysis.html