Paralysis

Every year approximately 11,000 Americans will become sufferers of spinal injury. The number one cause of spinal injury is automobile accidents, and violence as well as falls and recreational sporting actions follow.

There are two types of spinal injuries, paraplegia and quadriplegia that are established on the level of the injury and precise area of the spine that is injured. Paralysis lower then the chest or waist is paraplegia and quadriplegia affects the upper appendages as well as the lower appendages. Basically, a paraplegic is short of some or all purpose of the legs, feet, and a few lower body muscles.

A quadriplegic affects the same areas as a paraplegic however it also affects arms, hands and core muscles. There are many challenges that people with spinal cord injuries are going to have to face. There is psychological distress as well as physical. The challenges they may face include, lessened mobility, more reliance on others, uncontrolled bladder and bowel, kidney and bladder stones, and muscle tremors.