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A spinal cord injury usually begins with a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae. The damage begins at the moment of injury when displaced bone fragments, disc material, or ligaments bruise or tear into spinal cord tissue. Most injuries to the spinal cord don't completely sever it. Instead, an injury is more likely to cause fractures and compression of the vertebrae, which then crush and destroy the axons, extensions of nerve cells that carry signals up and down the spinal cord between the brain and the rest of the body. An injury to the spinal cord can damage a few, many, or almost all of these axons. Some injuries will allow almost complete recovery. Others will result in complete paralysis.
Motorcycle-related injuries have been on the rise since 1997

Motorcycle-related injuries have been on the rise since 1997

New research may lead to new treatments for spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis

New research may lead to new treatments for spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis

Cells from skeletal muscle could be an important source of stem cells for repairing damaged muscle or nerve tissue

Cells from skeletal muscle could be an important source of stem cells for repairing damaged muscle or nerve tissue

In a world first, Australian researchers re-grow cut spinal cord

In a world first, Australian researchers re-grow cut spinal cord

Sperm cells grown in laboratory culture

Sperm cells grown in laboratory culture

Discovery affirms potential of stem cells for the development of possible therapies for spinal cord injury and nervous system disorders

Discovery affirms potential of stem cells for the development of possible therapies for spinal cord injury and nervous system disorders

New direction for spinal cord research

New direction for spinal cord research

Researchers use brain cells to correct involuntary muscle spasms in rats with ischemic spinal cord injury

Researchers use brain cells to correct involuntary muscle spasms in rats with ischemic spinal cord injury

University of Florida researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury

University of Florida researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury

Spinal cord injury specialist says 60 percent of his patients are obese

Spinal cord injury specialist says 60 percent of his patients are obese

Million-dollar grant to trial potential stem cell therapies to repair injured spinal cords

Million-dollar grant to trial potential stem cell therapies to repair injured spinal cords

How gender affects living with traumatic spinal cord injuries

How gender affects living with traumatic spinal cord injuries

Adenosine triphosphate is a culprit in causing the devastating damage of spinal cord injury

Adenosine triphosphate is a culprit in causing the devastating damage of spinal cord injury

Using a combination of therapies and cell grafts could help treat patients with chronic spinal cord injuries

Using a combination of therapies and cell grafts could help treat patients with chronic spinal cord injuries

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

Exercise can help brain healing process

Exercise can help brain healing process

Acne drug may help treat multiple sclerosis

Acne drug may help treat multiple sclerosis

₤16.5 million investment in stem cell research

₤16.5 million investment in stem cell research

Combination therapy may be useful in humans with spinal cord injury

Combination therapy may be useful in humans with spinal cord injury

Robot teaches 50-year-old man paralyzed to walk again

Robot teaches 50-year-old man paralyzed to walk again

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