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The spinal cord does not need to be severed in order to be classified as a spinal cord injury. The C stands for cervical which means it is in the neck. The 6 and 7 are the vertebrae down from the skull. The largest vertebrae on your neck is number 7, so that injury is between that one and the one directly above it. I received a spinal cord injury at 6 and 7 in 1999 in a Ford Explorer rollover accident. My 6 and 7 slid out of place about 70%. Because of the damage done to the nerve cells they died. That is what caused the spinal cord injury.
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∙ 14y agoC6 because it is one disc closer to the head
I have a friend who is a c6 and a friend who is a c7
The one with the c7 injury has more movement.
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What is the difference in spinal cord infringement and impingement?
infringement on c5 and c6 what does this mean
What is the widest part of the spinal cord?
C6 is the sixth of seven cervical vertebrae in the human neck. It supports the head and articulation of the head and neck.
What will a spinal fracture of c6 do?
A spinal fracture will only cause paralysis if the spinal cord is also damaged. A C5 injury will affect finger flexion and extension, wrist flexion, tricepts, and all muscle groups from the chest downwards throughout the body. Breathing will be compromised, as will bowel, bladder and sexual function.
How can a person who has spinal cord damage at C6 still have control of his or her head and neck?
This is because the spinal cord injury is at one of the lower cervical vertebrae. The severity of the injury increases as the vertebrae get higher. Usually, damage to the cervical vertebrae results in some form of quadriplegia, depending on which vertebrae is damaged. C6 specifically, carries functions up to the wrist. That is, if C6 is damaged, individuals lose fine motor skills in the hands and below, but retain some wrist function. In order to lose control of the head and neck, there must be damage of C2 or higher (which is most likely fatal, as injuries above C4 require a ventilator, as the person is no longer able to breathe on their own).
Can a back injury make your hands paralyzed?
If spinal injury is sever enough and is in region of C4, C5 and C6 vertebra, it can result in paralysis of biceps, wrists and hands respectively.
What discs are found between the spinal cord?
Can a "severe left foraminal disc osteophyte complex and contact of the exiting C6 nerve" cause problems with vomiting?
Is the deltoid muscle innervated by the axillary nerve from C5 and C6?
The deltoid is innervated by the axillary nerve which originates from the ventral rami of the C5 and C6 spinal nerves, via the superior trunk, posterior division of the superior trunk, and the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
What do MRI results mean when they say level C6-C7 demonstrates a small central disc protrusion associated with?
That means there is a bulging disc that is impinging on the central canal (spinal cord) between the vertebral bodies at the C6-C7 levels, which may or may not be symptomatic.
What structure passes through this opening in c1-c7?
The spinal cord passes through the opening in the cervical vertebrae C1-C7.
What is mild ventral extradural defect at the L3-L4?
There are ventral extradural impressions noted at c5/c6 and c6/c7 with effacementof ventral aspect of the cervical cord at c5/c6 and c6/c7.
What is complete effacement of the anterior subarachnoid space at c5-c6 with possible minimal cord deformation?
Complete effacement of the anterior subarachnoid space at c5-c6 is a thinning out of the disc material. Minimal cord deformation is possible scoliosis in the area of c5-c6.
How might biceps-jerk and triceps-jerk reflex help to locate the site of damage in a patient with a neck injury?
the biceps is supplied by the C5,C6 nerve root and the triceps by the C7 nerve root. by testing these muscles with the reflex process, we can know what nerves are damaged at the neck level, and by knowing the roots, the vertebrae level of the neck injury
