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A spinal cord injury (cauda equina damage) usually leads to long-term modifications in strength, sensation, and other bodily activities below the site of impact and there are a number of consequences for spinal cord injuries.
It’s easy to believe that everything in your life is altered following a spinal cord injury. You might suffer the aftereffects of your accident emotionally, mentally, and socially.
Many researchers are confident that advances in research will one day allow spinal cord injuries to be repaired and healed. There are ongoing research projects all around the world. In the meantime, therapies and rehabilitation enable many people with spinal cord injuries to live full, independent lives.
The severity of your spinal cord injury is determined by two things: the position of the damage on your spinal cord, and how serious it is.
The neurological level of your injury is the lowest point in your spinal cord that has not been damaged after an accident. The severity of the damage is known as “the completeness” and is categorized as one of the following:
If all feeling (sensory) and mobility (motor function) below the spinal cord injury has been lost, your accident is considered total.
If you have motor or sensory function below the wounded region, it’s called an incomplete injury. There are many types of incomplete injuries.
Spinal cord injuries can also cause paralysis, which is known as:
This refers to a group of injuries that have paralyzed your arms, hands, trunk, legs, and pelvic organs on one side of your body.
Paralysis of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs is a term used to characterize this condition.
The health care team will conduct a series of examinations to establish the neurological level and completeness of your injury.
Spinal cord injuries might cause any of the following symptoms and signals:
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After an accident, signs and symptoms of a spinal cord injury include:
Anyone who has suffered major head or neck trauma needs to be evaluated for an acute spinal injury right away. In fact, it’s most prudent to assume that trauma victims have a spinal problem until evidence suggests otherwise because:
Spinal cord injuries can occur as a result of damage to the vertebrae, ligaments, or disks of the spinal column or to the spinal cord itself.
A debilitating spinal cord injury can be caused by a sudden, forceful blow to your spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes, or compresses one or more of your vertebrae.
The damage may take weeks or months to heal, owing to bleeding, edema (swelling), inflammation, and fluid accumulation in and around your spinal cord.
Arthritis, cancer, inflammation, infections, or disk degeneration of the spine can all cause a nontraumatic spinal cord injury.
The brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect them make up the central nervous system. The spinal cord is made of soft tissue and is encased by bones (vertebrae). It extends from the base of your brain down to your limbs and contains nerve cells as well as tracts, which transport messages to various regions of your body.
The conus medullaris is where the lower end of your spinal cord terminates, just above your waist. The cauda equina is a collection of nerve roots located below this area.
Spinal cord tracts carry information between your brain and the rest of your body. Motor tracts transmit messages from your brain to control muscular movement. Sensory tracts transport signals from various parts of the body to your brain regarding heat, cold, pressure, pain, and limb position.
The damage is caused by the injury, whether it’s traumatic or non-traumatic. Damage to nerve fibers passing through the injured region impairs part of or all of the muscles and nerves below the site.
A chest (thoracic) or lower back (lumbar) injury can affect your entire body, as well as your legs, bowels and bladders. A neck (cervical) injury affects the same areas as a shoulder dislocation, with the addition of affecting your arm movements and possibly your ability to breathe.
The most frequent causes of spinal cord injuries in the United States are:
Auto and motorbike accidents are the most common causes of spinal cord injuries, accounting for over half of new injuries each year.
Falls are the most common reason for a spinal cord injury after age 65 and may also occur in the workplace.
Gunshot wounds are responsible for 12% of spinal cord injuries, usually in the form of severe lacerations. Knives are also a prevalent cause of injury.
Impact sports and diving in shallow water account for about 10% of spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord injuries can be caused by cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation of the spinal cord.
Although a spinal cord injury can happen to anybody, there are certain conditions that increase your risk of having one, including:
Being male. Spinal cord injuries affect a far greater number of males than females. In reality, women account for just 20% of spinal cord injuries in the United States.
Being between the ages of 16 and 30. The majority of spinal cord injuries occur in people between the ages of 15 and 30.
Being 65 and older. The number of spinal cord injuries spikes at age 65. Falls are the most common cause of injuries in older people.
Alcohol use. Alcohol use is involved in about 25 % of traumatic spinal cord injuries.
Engaging in risky behavior. Diving into excessively shallow water or engaging in sports without wearing the required safety gear or making necessary precautions can result in spinal cord injuries. For people under the age of 65, motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of spinal cord damage.
At first, the changes in your body’s functions may be frightening. Your rehabilitation team will assist you in developing techniques to deal with the modifications caused by the spinal cord injury, as well as suggest equipment and resources to help you live a better life and become more independent.
The following are just a few of the places that may be affected:
Bladder control. Your bladder will keep accumulating urine from your kidneys, despite the fact that your brain may not be controlling it as effectively owing to a damaged message transmitter (the spinal cord).
If you follow these instructions, your chance of suffering a spinal cord injury may be reduced:
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