What ethnic groups have SCI?
A significant trend over time has been observed in the racial distribution of persons in the Model System database.
Among persons injured between 1973 and...
What are the levels of Spinal Cord Injury?
There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, and one sacral vertebrae that make up the spine. The bones get progressively thicker moving...
What is the nerve center at L1? Why can’t anyone with an injury below...
T The part of the spinal cord that is situated at the bony segmental level of L1 contains most of the spinal cord that...
What are the leading causes of SCI?
Motor vehicle crashes rank 1st at 38.5% followed by acts of violence at 24.5%; falls at 21.8%; sports at 7.2% and all others...
What is the annual incidence of SCI?
It is estimated that the annual incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI), not including those who die at the scene of the accident,...
How frequently do persons with SCI return to work?
Motor vehicle crashes rank 1st at 38.5% followed by acts of violence at 24.5%; falls at 21.8%; sports at 7.2% and all others at...
What activities are available for Spinal Cord Injured?
The more you get out there, the more you will learn about your capabilities and limitations. You learn how to make your experiences...
What experimental clinical therapies are available?
Several clinical trials are assessing therapies that are applied within 2 weeks after injury.
These include activated macrophages (which may help repair the injured cord),...
What is spasticity and neuropathic pain?
Spinal cord injury disconnects the brain from the spinal cord below the injury site. The spinal cord below the injury site does not...
What is paralysis?
Partial or complete loss of function, especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body.
