A spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to any injury to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma instead of disease. Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack ... early after a spinal cord injury may protect against detrimental conditions ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

Experiencing a spinal cord injury is life-changing in nearly every aspect of a person’s well-being: physically, emotionally, and socially. The initial shock of the injury often comes with fear, ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system ... Autonomic Functions – regulates digestion, urination, body temperature, heart rate, and dilation/contraction of blood vessels ...

When you choose the University of Utah Health for you or your family member’s spinal cord injury rehabilitation, you are choosing a program that marshals the resources of an entire university and ...

In an unusual case, doctors in Pune have successfully treated a woman from total spinal infection and deformity. Read on to know how she was treated. Spinal problems are constantly on the rise due ...

It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people ...

Considering taking supplements to treat spinal cord injury? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of spinal cord injury. Follow the links to read common ...

In response to stressful or dangerous stimuli, nerve cells in the spinal cord activate involuntary ... complications including heart attack, stroke, metabolic disease and severe infections ...

(Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Neither Bloch nor Courtine began their careers trying to find treatments for spinal cord injury. Bloch has long been interested in restoring motor function to people ...