Causes of spinal cord injuries include motor vehicle accidents (44%), acts of violence (24%), falls (22%), sports (two-thirds of these are from diving accidents) (8%), and other (2%).

Learn more about the anatomy of the spine, how spinal injuries occur, and the level of the spinal cord injury.

SCI THERAPY

There are several types of sci or spinal cord injury treatment. Rehabilitation hospitals provide several different types of specialists to help in the recovery process.

There is a lot of exciting research being done on SCI therapies, including new medications, using the patient’s own white blood cells (macrophages), and transplantation of amniotic or embryonic cells into the injured area. While these treatments are not yet available for the treatment of SCI patients, the progress that is being made gives hope to those with SCI and their families. You may qualify to participate in research studies on experimental spinal cord injury treatments. Also, read about stem cell research into spinal cord injury treatments.