Spinal cord injury is an extremely critical situation in the life of a human being .All should try to be extra cautious so that we would not face such a situation in our life, but still many people suffer from such traumatic situations in their life. The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is observing September 5 as ‘Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day’ every year since 2016.
However, first we have to understand the basic facts of spinal cord injury (SCI) .
STRUCTURE OF SPINAL CORD :
The spinal cord is situated within the spinal column as it extends down from the brain to the L1−L2 vertebral level, ending in the conus medullaris. Continuing from the end of the spinal cord, in the spinal canal, is the cauda equina (or horse’s tail).
There are 31 pairs of spinal nerve roots: – Eight cervical, 12 thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral and one coccygeal.
Damage to the spinal cord may be traumatic or non-traumatic. Traumatic SCI can result from many different causes – including accidents and violence. However, non-traumatic SCI, on the other hand, usually involves an underlying pathology – such as infectious disease, tumour, musculoskeletal disease.
SYMPTOMS OF SPINAL CORD INJURY:
Spinal cord injury can be complete or incomplete. In incomplete injury there can be numbness tingling sensation and loss of partial power of muscle. In complete injury there can be complete paralysis of two legs or all four limbs. There can be loss of bladder and bowel function.
So person with SCI symptoms, always try to bring him/her to a trained and experienced Spine Surgeon . Because with early intervention the outcome of treatment is far better than the late presentation.
We at KIMS have got a very efficient spinal injury operating team and it has also performed some of the outstanding surgeries with the spinal injury, both from Odisha and neighbouriing states. We can take up surgeries earliest as a priority basis for spinal injury patients as we have trained team and staffs to handle cases round the clock and also help the patients in achieving a new life.
