Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Early Scan Helps Spinal Injury Recovery
MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spinal cord injuries can help doctors identify patients who would benefit from surgery,...
Le Pismo Dunes Endurance Beach Race
On October 23 and 24, 2004 the Central Coast Motorcycle Association (CCMA) is hosting a special and unique fundraiser motorcycle and ATV race at...
Do therapies have to be applied shortly after injury?
Several experimental therapies are aimed at restoring function in chronic spinal cord injury, when recovery has stabilized a year or more after injury.
These...
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 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 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,...
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...
How long will recovery take?
Recovery takes a long time. Most recovery occur within 6 months but many people continue to recover function for a year or more.
A recent...
Does recovery occur after spinal cord injury?
Many doctors tell patients and families that recovery does not occur after spinal cord injury. This is not true. Recovery is the rule, not...
How is sexuality affected by spinal cord injury?
Sexual function, as in all other human bodily systems, is controlled by the central nervous system. Thus, any injury to the central nervous...
