A 36-year-old member asked:
What do doctors consider to be a spinal cord injury?
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Dr. Philip Chaoanswered
Radiology 40 years experience
As it says: It is any injury to yuor spinal cord which is centrally located in your spine. It has multiple levels usually related to the vertebral body level. Ask you doctor if you are unsure.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
How do doctors treat head and spinal cord injuries?
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Dr. Andrew Shilleranswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 28 years experience
Complex process: It's a complex process that depends on the severity of the injury, and on what other injuries and illnesses the person has.
The main stages:
--acute care and stabilization
--post-acute rehabilitation--usually inpatient: intensive rehabilitation, patient and family education, prevent complications
--home care--more rehab, adjust to home environment
--outpatient--rehab to optimize recovery.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
How close are doctors to finding a cure for spinal cord injury?
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Dr. Michael McGonigalanswered
General Surgery 41 years experience
Slow, small advances: The spinal cord is very complex, with millions of tiny nerve cells packed into a small area. Spinal cord injury disrupts these nerve cells, and they don't grow back together well at all.
Many researchers are working on this problem, and slow progress is being made. We are still many years away from being able to completely cure this problem.
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