Living with a Spinal Cord Injury

You have just been diagnosed with a spinal cord injury (Refers to damage to the spinal medulla. ). What are the implications? An injury to the spinal cord, known as spinal cord injury (Refers to damage to the spinal medulla. ), damages the pathway of communication between the brain and different parts of the body. Depending on the extent and the location of the injury, serious permanent physical damage may ensue. You quickly realize that some of your limbs and/or organs do not work as well as before or do not work al all.