Spinal Cord Injury - Attorneys experienced in handling spinal cord injury cases for accident victims all over Washington State.

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Information About Spinal Cord Injury - The term "spinal cord injury" (SCI) refers to any injury of the neural (pertaining to nerves) elements within the spinal canal. SCI can occur from either trauma or disease to the vertebral column or the spinal cord itself. Most spinal cord injuries are the result of trauma to the vertebral column.

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries - The type of spinal cord injury is classified by the doctor as "complete" when the nerve damage obstructs every signal coming from the brain to body parts below the injury; it is considered "incomplete" when only some of the signals are obstructed. In an incomplete injury, the amount and type of message that can pass between the brain and parts of the body will depend on how many nerves have not been damaged. The level of injury is determined by which vertebrae of the spinal cord has been injured. The closer the injury is to the brain, the greater the loss of function and feeling will be. A person is said to have paraplegia when he or she has lost feeling and is not able to move the lower parts of the body. Someone with tetraplegia, formally called quadriplegia, has lost movement and feeling in both the upper and lower parts of the body.