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By Mayo Clinic staffIf you've recently experienced a spinal cord injury, it might seem like every aspect of your life will be affected by this injury. A spinal cord injury often causes permanent disability or loss of movement (paralysis) and sensation below the site of the injury.
Many scientists are optimistic that advances in research will someday make the repair of spinal cord injuries an attainable goal. In the meantime, treatments and rehabilitation allow many people with a spinal cord injury to lead productive, independent lives.
- Spinal cord injury: Hope through research. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/detail_sci.htm. Accessed July 2, 2009.
- Spinal trauma. The Merck Manuals: The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec21/ch311/ch311a.html. Accessed June 17, 2009.
- Spinal cord injury FAQ. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/media/fact/spinal.asp. Accessed July 2, 2009.
- Hansebout RR. Acute traumatic spinal cord injury. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 16, 2009.
- Mayer RS. Rehabilitation of individuals with cancer. In: Abeloff MD, et al. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/147442859-5/0/1709/1.html?tocnode=55014515&fromURL=1.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-443-06694-8..X5001-5--TOP_1. Accessed July 2, 2009.
- Spinal cord injury (SCI): Prevention tips. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/sciprevention.htm. Accessed July 2, 2009.
- Chiodo AE, et al. Spinal cord injury medicine: Long-term medical issues and health maintenance. Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. 2007;88:S76.
- Wuermser LA, et al. Spinal cord injury medicine: Acute care management of traumatic and nontraumatic injury. Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. 2007;88:S55.
- Beck LA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 21, 2009.
- Facts and figures at a glance. National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center. http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=119513&site=4716&return=19775. Accessed Aug. 25, 2009.
