Spinal Cord Injuries
Posted by Cameron Osborne on October 28, 2011 under Personal Injury | 
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When it comes to injuries one of the most debilitating and serious can be a spinal injury. The spine is considered to be like the mainframe of the body, it is the area upon which all of the functioning body parts are built and a small break or sever in the spine can have dramatic consequences on
Paralysis is one of the most crippling results of spinal injuries and occurs when the spine is severed around the neck area which therefore prevents the nerves in the brain from communicating with the rest of the body. This lack of communication means that the arms, legs and other parts of the body can no longer be told what to do and therefore do not function.
Unfortunately there is no cure for paralysis but in recent years technology has been developed to help people who suffer from this condition. Computer programs have been designed to interface with the brain to allow sufferers to type messages on computer screens to communicate with their loved ones.
A similar interface has also been developed to allow people to use wheelchairs in a similar way, directed by impulses from the brain. This allows the user to drive their wheelchair as required and gives them a certain sense of independence and an ability to move around by themselves.
In many cases spinal injuries may not lead to total paralysis they may just result in the loss of movement of certain limbs or areas of the body, this depends on how badly the spine is injured and where. If the injury is towards the lower back area then it will most likely not prevent the brains messages from being carried to the upper body, in this case the sufferer may lose the ability to walk and operate lower parts of their body but may still keep the ability to effectively operate the upper part of their body.
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