Have You Suffered A Spinal Cord Injury in a Newport News Car Crash? Learn More About Spinal Cord Injury.

Approximately 450,000 Americans are currently living with spinal cord injury or SCI. Every year, there are over 10,000 new cases of SCI.

What is the spinal cord?

The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves about 18 inches long that runs down the middle of the back from the base of the brain down to the lower back. The spinal cord is surrounded by protective bones called vertebrae. There are eight vertebrae in the neck called the cervical vertebrae and there are twelve in the back called thoracic vertebrae.

How can the spinal cord be injured?

A spinal cord injury occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord causing a loss of function. The most common causes of SCI are:

1. Automobile accidents (36%)
2. Violence (28.9%)
3. Falls (21.2%).

What are the types of spinal cord injury?

A spinal cord injury can be classified as complete or incomplete. In complete spinal cord injuries there is no function in the body below the level of the injury and both sides of the body are equally affected. A person with incomplete SCI may be able to move or have feeling or function to some degree below the level of the injury.

Can spinal cord injury be cured?

Most spinal cord injuries are permanent. Victims require life-long care as well as physical and occupational therapy and disability accommodations. SCI affects an injury victim’s ability to work, to maintain personal relationships and to enjoy life.

Learn more about the effects of spinal cord injury in our article Spinal Cord Injury Causes Lifelong Disability for Virginia Car Accident Victims.

If you are suffering a spinal cord injury after a Virginia car wreck, contact Norfolk personal injury attorney Lawrence Land at 757-251-0198. Lawrence Land has over 33 years of experience helping people just like you recover fair insurance compensation for their medical costs, lost income, pain and suffering. To learn more about protecting your rights, download Lawrence Land’s book, “5 Deadly Sins That Can Destroy Your Injury Claim.”