When you suffer from a spinal cord injury, there is a chance that your life will be changed forever.
It depends on the type of injury that you endure. If it is a complete injury, that means that you do not have any mobility or feeling below the injury. Whereas if it is an incomplete injury, that means that you have some function and feeling below the wound.
Spinal cord injuries are so severe because of how vital the spinal cord is to our everyday living. It disperses information from the brain to all of our major organs. It helps us breathe, walk and is the base of our central nervous system. Whatever information we experience such as pain in our skin, joints, muscles, or bones is sent through the spinal cord to the brain so that we can react accordingly.
Because the spinal cord is so vital to our everyday functions, it has a protection system of its own, called vertebrae.
These are bones in which the spinal cord travels through. The vertebra are broken into different systems, called cervical (which are located in the neck), thoracic (which are in the upper back and attached to the rib cage), lumbar (in the lower back), sacral (which are in the hip area) and coccygeal (in the tailbone).
There are a variety of ways to suffer from a spinal cord injury. But all of them have the same basic premise. Through some force, the vertebrae are no longer able to protect the spinal cord, and it is either damaged or is severed. The most common causes of SCI’s are falls, sports injuries, and violence. Another reason for spinal cord injuries is that proper care is not given promptly after the initial injury.
If you or someone that you love has suffered from a devastating spinal cord injury, please call us. We are aware of the costs associated with the care needed for an SCI victim and if at all possible would love to help you recoup some of that cost. Call us today to find out if you have a potential case.
Cervical vertebrae (1-7) located in the neck
Thoracic vertebrae (1-12) in the upper back (attached to the ribcage)
Lumbar vertebrae (1-5) in the lower back
Sacral vertebrae (1-5 fused) in the hip area
Coccygeal vertebrae (1-4 fused) in the tailbone
Thoracic vertebrae (1-12) in the upper back (attached to the ribcage)
Lumbar vertebrae (1-5) in the lower back
Sacral vertebrae (1-5 fused) in the hip area
Coccygeal vertebrae (1-4 fused) in the tailbone