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The lowest part of the spinal cord not damaged after an injury is known as the neurological level of the injury. "The completeness" of the injury refers to how much feeling, known as sensation, is lost.
A spinal cord injury can lead to a decline in physical functioning, known as deconditioning. Or it can lead to stiff muscles due to lack of use, known as muscle contractures. People with a spinal cord injury also may experience pressure ulcers, bowel and bladder issues, respiratory infections, and blood clots.
The spinal cord injury rehabilitation program treats complete and incomplete spinal cord damage from accidents, infections and other conditions.
Sexuality and fertility management after a spinal cord injury (SCI) involves creating a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation. How much an SCI affects your sexuality and fertility depends on the level of spinal cord injury. It also depends on whether the SCI is complete or incomplete.
A spinal cord injury sometimes interrupts communication between the brain and the nerves in the spinal cord that control bladder and bowel function. This can cause bladder and bowel dysfunction known as neurogenic bladder or neurogenic bowel.
Locomotor training for a spinal cord injury can help people recover their ability to walk if they're experiencing: Trouble with movement and feeling. Trouble completing daily living activities.
People who have had a spinal cord injury may benefit from functional electrical stimulation (FES) as part of their rehabilitation. This therapy uses computer technology to send low-level electrical impulses to specific muscles in your legs, arms, hands or other areas.
The brachial plexus is the group of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury happens when these nerves are stretched, squeezed together, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or torn away from the spinal cord.
The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program offers a wide range of specialty services for both inpatient and outpatient care, including: Assistive technology for spinal cord injury; Brain rehabilitation; Community reentry and recreation therapy; Comprehensive patient and family education; Diaphragm pacing for spinal cord injury
The goal of spasticity management for spinal cord injury is to help maintain muscle range of motion, prevent muscles from tightening and shortening, and reduce muscle spasms.