It’s one of the most serious traumatic injuries. That’s because an SCI causes damage to the:
That causes the spinal cord and/or its nerve fibers to experience bruising and tears.
After an SCI, every nerve above the level of the injury keeps working. However, the spinal cord nerves below the point of injury can no longer transmit messages between the brain and parts of the body.
An SCI is classified according to its level and type.
The level of injury for a person with SCI is the lowest point on the spinal cord below which there is a decrease or absence of feeling and/or movement.
The higher the spinal cord injury is in the vertebral column (the closer it is to the brain), the more effect it has on how the body moves, and the harder the recovery will be.
Here’s how you can tell if you are in serious need of spinal cord injury recovery:
Even if you experienced a severing of the spinal cord, spinal cord injury recovery is possible at our center. We can help you regain:
Experts agree that functional, repetitive motor exercise training is the key to recovery after a:
Ongoing studies have proven that comprehensive, activity-based strength training in repeated patterns is essential. It can help muscles “relearn” or “remember” a functional movement pattern.
Many of our clients have regained the ability to perform voluntary movements on their own. We even have some heartwarming spinal cord injury recovery stories we’d love to share with you. You can read about them here and here.
Our C.A.S.T® program (Comprehensive Activity-Based Strength Training) is designed to offer results. And we’ll do our best to help you achieve them.
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