Spinal Cord Injury
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Spinal cord compression occurs
when there is an injury to the spinal cord. Across
the country there are about 450,000 people suffering
from spinal cord injury, with the number increasing
at 11,000 people per year. The spinal cord starts
from the base of the brain and goes down and ends at
around the wais area. The spinal cord works by
sending messages back and forth from the brain to
the body; that’s how your body functions. Damage to
the spinal cord will cause loss of movement, control
of internal organs such as the bladder, inability to
control body temperature, loss of sensation, and
chronic pain.
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A lot of times people have spinal
cord damage that can heal and are able to gain full
movement and feel sensation in their body. For the
amount of people who recover from spinal cord damage,
the same amount never recover from spinal cord damage.
These permanent damages cause the victim to lose full
feeling and sensation permanently below the site of the
injury.
The emotional distress of going through
a spinal cord injury is overwhelming. The idea of knowing
that you may never be able to walk or move without help from
a wheelchair is extremely difficult and hard to accept.
Frustration and confusion are usually the two main emotions
that a person goes through when first hearing the traumatic,
heartbreaking, news. Your life completely changes; work,
relationships, and normal everyday activities become a
struggle.
It is recommend to contact an attorney
regarding a spinal cord injury once the victim has been
stabilized. It’s important to get an experienced lawyer who
knows different laws regarding spinal cord, and other
personal injuries, whether it’s through an automobile
accident, medical malpractice, or whatever the cause may be.
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