parents and doctors get very worried if a child gets a head or spinal injury because the spinal cord supports the whole body. So, if any damage is done than the child may become disable. Its the same case with a head injury. Brain cells cannot reproduce, so if there is any damage done it is permanent.
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.
There are scientists and doctors working to understand the spinal cord and find a cure for paralysis. There are physical therapists helping survivors of spinal cord injuries. There are Chiropractors who help to maintain spine health. There are numerous jobs in spinal cord injury rehabilitation hospitals.
if you get spinal surgery your spine will be fixed
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
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 several team doctors and trainers for the Chicago Bears. I know one of the team doctors and he is a spinal surgeon, and he is always on the sideline at the Bears home games in case of a head neck or back 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
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