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Spinal Cord Injury:

• What Are the Effects of Spinal Cord Injury?   
  Description: Florida Spinal Cord injury lawyer Jim Dodson provides an article listing the effects of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Ten thousand new SCIs are diagnosed each year, primarilty among males ages 16-30. SCI injuries may result from motor vehicle accidents (36%) and falls (21%).
• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Study | Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury   
  Description: Some 5.6 million people in the U.S. have some form of paralysis and nearly a quarter of them have suffered spinal-cord injuries, a new report says published in the Wall Street Journal. About half of those who suffered from paralysis said the cause was stroke or spinal-cord injury. Accidents with motor vehicles or while working were the leading causes of spinal-cord injuries.
• Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]   
  Description: More than 10,000 Americans experience spinal cord injuries each year, mainly due to automobile accidents and falls. This spinal cord injury summary will help you understand how spinal cord injuries are caused, in adddition to your treatment options.
• Treating Whiplash | After A Car Crash   
  Description: Whiplash involves a sudden movement of the head that can lead to the tearing of muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues. It is a common result of a rear-end automobile collision, and can happen at low as well as high speeds. Approximately 20% of those involved in rear-end motor vehicle accidents develop some symptoms in the neck region, usually within the first two days.
• MRI | CT Scan | Myelogram of Herniated Cervical Disk   
  Description: The cervical intervertebral disk is made up of a fibrous outer ring called the annulus and a gelatinous inner portion called the nucleus. The disk acts as a cushion between the vertebral bodies. When herniation occurs, the nucleus pushes through the annulus of the disk producing pressure on the nerve root, and/or spinal cord. In the presence of severe unrelenting pain or progressing neurological deficit, anterior cervical microdiskectomy with fusion is a highly effective treatment.
• The Use of an MRI in a Case Involving Neck or Back Pain   
  Description: Clearwater Personal Injury Attorney Jim Dodson discusses what an abnormal neck or back MRI means after an accident.
• NHTSA Study: Whiplash Analysis [PDF]   
  Description: Clearwater Spinal Cord Injury Accident Lawyer James W. Dodson links to a useful article. In a rear-end car crash, even at low speed, the head of the occupants of the struck vehicle normally suffers a motion related to the torso that produces sudden distortions of the neck. In the most severe cases this movement can produce the fracture of cervical vertebrae. The most common related lesions however, are only classified as minor injuries. These lesions, or whiplash, produce painful and often long-term or even chronic symptoms.
• Acceleration | Deceleration Injuries | Whiplash Syndrome [PDF]   
  Description: NMT Center reports on‘Whiplash syndrome’,a term commonly used to describe hyperflexion, hyperextension and other injuries to the spine, and, in particular, to the cervical region.These types of traumas are most often associated with automobile collisions, but can also result from falls, bicycle accidents, horse riding injuries and a host of other sporting and recreational occurrence.
• Early Intervention in Whiplash Associated Disorders   
  Description: This study examines two protocols for intervention in whiplash associated disorders, following a motor vehicle collision.
• Consumer Reports : Whiplash Video   
  Description: Many cars don't protect against whiplash injuries which frequently occur in rear impact collisions.
  Better head restraints and seatbacks are important factors in preventing or minimizing injuries.
• Support Groups for Spinal Injuries   
  Description: The Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center offers Support Groups for spinal cord injury victims and their familes in our area. Look here for their list of Spinal Injury Support Groups.
• Whiplash: Causes and Symptoms   
  Description: The article describes the causes of whiplash, a neck and spinal injury most often suffered from a rear-end car collision. Whiplash is caused by the neck and head being thrown suddenly backward and then forward upon impact. The impact forces the neck and head beyond their normal range of movement, causing tissue damage and pain.
• Anterior Cervical Fusion   
  Description: 3D/2D Medical Animatio:Anterior Cervical Fusion showing an anterior decompression and fusion procedure with disectomy and placement allograft and fusion hardware.
• Video: Lumbar Fusion Surgery   
  Description: Dr. Kambiz Hannani, M.D. of the Spine Specialty Institute, explains indications (reasons) for fusion of the low back region, the risks & benefits of fusion, and the types of procedures (frontal fusion, back fusion, and combined fusion.)
• Chiropractic "Only Proven Effective Treatment" for Chronic Whiplash   
  Description: A new study published by the Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine not only points out the superiority of chiropratic care for chronic whiplash patients, but also examines which chronic whiplash patients respond best to chiropractic care. The study reports that 74% of chronic whiplash patients improved with chiropractic care.
• First Steps Towards Spinal Cord Reconstruction Following Injury Using Stem Cells   
  Description: A new study has identified what may be a pivotal first step towards the regeneration of nerve cells following spinal cord injury, using the body's own stem cells.
• Video: Spinal Stenosis   
  Description: Spine-health video library, reviewed and approved by the Spine-Health medical advisory board, offers the following on spinal stenosis: symptoms, diagnosis, and its effects on the body.
• Video: Lumbar Herniated Disc   
  Description: An animated video explaining what a herniated disc is and how it causes low back pain.
• The Daily Checkup: Tackling Spinal Cord Injuries   
  Description: Specialist Dr. Kristjan T. Ragnarsson, a physiatrist (a specialist in physical medicine & rehabilitation)and professor/chairman of the Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mt. Sinai, covers
  the subject of spinal cord injuries, a fairly common problem in the U.S., with 250,000 Americans currently living with SCI (spinal cord injury). Often SCI is caused by trauma, like motor vehicle crashes, falls, sports injuries, etc. The article discusses signs & symptoms,traditional treatment, research breakthroughs and questions for your doctor.
• Spinal Cord Injury   
  Description: Approximately 10,000 new individuals sustain SCI each year as a result of automobile accidents, falls, and sport and work related accidents. The article explains the nature of a spinal cord injury,the effects of SCI, results and recovery.
• A Family and Survivor's Guide to Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]   
  Description: The Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center published a 38 page guide on SCI. Included in this comprehensive publication is: a detailed explanation of spinal cord injury, treatment, stages of medical care for SCI, complications, common questions and answers for family and survivors, and rehabilitation.

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