Spinal Cord Injury Treatment in India - Surgery Tours India

Spinal Cord Injury Treatment in India

What Is The Spinal Cord ?


The group of nerves travelling from the base of the brain reaching down the back is known as the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of nerves which run off from the spinal cord and reaching to the abdomen, legs, chest and arms. The commands are then given to the brain by these nerves to the muscles that in turn results in the movement of legs and arms. The nerves controlling legs leave from the lower part of the spinal cord, while the nerves controlling arms leave from the upper part of the spinal cord. The function of the organs such as lungs, heart, bladder and bowels are also controlled by these nerves.

What is Spinal Cord Injury ?


Any trauma or damage to the spinal cord resulting in impaired or loss of function due to reduced feeling or mobility is termed as spinal cord injury (SCI). Gunshot, car accident and sport injuries are the traumas that can cause damage to the spinal cord. Polio, Spina Bifida, Transverse Myelitis and Friedreich's Ataxia are the diseases that can cause damage to the spinal cord. It has been seen that the spinal cord is intact in many people who are suffering from SCI, though it results in loss of functioning as cellular damage is caused to the spinal cord. The SCI is dissimilar to other back injuries that include pinched nerves or spinal stenosis and ruptured discs.

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