All Entries in the "Spinal Cord" Category
The Search for a Cure to Spinal Cord Injury
Around 50 years ago, spinal cord injury was considered a fatal condition. Studies and statistics show that most people then usually did not live longer than a few days to a few weeks after the spinal injury. Deaths, however, were not caused directly by the injury, but due to the complications arising from the spinal [...]
How to Live With Spinal Cord Injury
For people with spinal cord injury, it is a life-altering experience. It is a quite scary thought since one cannot – and would not - want to imagine what life would be like as an incapacitated individual. A spinal cord injury can greatly affect the daily activities as well as the career and family life [...]
Treatment Options for Spinal Cord Injuries
In the past, spinal cord injuries did not have treatment. Most injuries were severe and fatal. Fortunately, modern science has discovered ways in order to help people recover from spinal cord injuries. Technology has provided ways to shorten the healing times patients spend in a hospital. But there is still no breakthrough on how to [...]
The Devastating Effects of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is so serious because it can cause permanent paralysis of the person, as well as the loss of sensation below the part of the damaged spine. When this happens, this is called paraplegia. When the damage includes most of the parts of body, including the arms and legs, this is called tetraplegia [...]
