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What are the different kinds of spinal cord injuries?

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What are the different kinds of spinal cord injuries?

There are three types of complete spinal cord injuries:

  • Tetraplegia.
  • Paraplegia.
  • Triplegia.

What is the most common injury to the spine?

The most common causes of spinal cord injuries in the United States are: Motor vehicle accidents. Auto and motorcycle accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries, accounting for almost half of new spinal cord injuries each year.

What are the 6 common causes of spinal cord injuries?

What causes an acute spinal cord injury?

  • Falls.
  • Motor vehicle accidents (automobiles, motorcycles, and being struck as a pedestrian)
  • Sports injuries.
  • Diving accidents.
  • Trampoline accidents.
  • Violence (gunshot or stab wounds)
  • Infections that form an abscess on the spinal cord.

What are the 5 signs of a spinal injury?

What are the symptoms of a spinal cord injury?

  • Weakness in the arms and or legs.
  • Decreased sensation in the arms and or legs.
  • Loss of bladder or bowel control.
  • Severe pain or pressure in the neck or back.
  • Unusual lumps along the spine.
  • Difficulty breathing.

What is a C4 spinal cord injury?

A C4 spinal cord injury occurs when damage is dealt about mid-way down the cervical spinal cord — the topmost portion of the spinal cord that is located in the neck and upper shoulders.

What are the 2 main commonly injured areas of the spine?

SCI results in a decrease or loss of movement, feeling, and organ function below the level of the injury. The most common sites of injury are the cervical and thoracic areas.

What is C3 spinal cord injury?

A C3 spinal cord injury results in quadriplegia, which refers to paralysis of the arms, trunk, and legs. Depending on the severity of your spinal cord injury, you may be able to move and/or feel sensation below your level of injury.

What does C3 and C4 affect?

The C3 myotome commonly includes certain neck muscles that help bend the neck forward. The C4 spinal nerve dermatome usually includes parts of skin over the shoulder. The C4 myotome includes certain muscles that help in shoulder movements.

What nerves are affected by C4 C5 C6 and C7?

C5, as mentioned earlier, along with C3 and C4, contributes to the phrenic nerve that innervates the diaphragm. Roots C5, C6, and C7 produce the long thoracic nerve, responsible for controlling the serratus anterior.

What nerves are affected by C4 C5-C6 and C7?