Spinal Cord Injury - diagnosis, treatment, recovery.

Spinal cord injury affects around 250-500,000 people around the world, ever year. The term spinal cord injury refers to damage to the spinal cord resulting from trauma (e.g. a car crash) or from disease (tumours) or degeneration (wear and tear).

This spinal cord injury video is aimed and patients and the public who want to understand how why it happens, how we diagnose it, possible treatment options as well as the path to recovery.

00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - How does spinal cord injury happen?
01:27 - How do we diagnose spinal cord injury?
04:00 - Management options
04:51 - Recovery paths
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[Brainbook]

Have you had a spinal cord injury? What was your experience?

[garyramsey]

I shattered my C5-C6 with a fusion repair. L1-S4 Dural tear after a herniated disk, degenerative disk disease. I have significant bruising around the cervical area which makes my life hell. I just found out that I there is no fix for my condition and that I have to wait for science to catch up. I'm 42 and worked most of my life and now having nothing to show for it. The nerve damage and the mental health is the hardest part that it seems no one ever accounts for. I'm glad he mentioned it. Good video.

[kevinmoore]

Great video. Liked, and subbed. On a related note, I have a recurrent ependymoma in the pineal region of my brain. Great surgeons, and doctors such as yourself have made sure that I’m still alive to post this. I have an immeasurable amount of respect for you all. And your profession. You all have piqued my interest in A & P, as well as Neurology. In relation to therapies, physical, and occupational therapies, and therapists are godsends. They rebuilt me from square 1. Again, thank you all.

[jordandear]

I am so blessed, I had a major trauma accident, 4 months ago. I broke my C1-C2 (unstable fracture) Hangman’s and Jefferson Fracture, but lucky enough to have no spinal cord damage. Just halo neck brace was needed.

[coltafanan]

This made me think of Jacob Blake. I hope he has a full recovery! ❤️

[strystyl]

As a writer looking into this for a story this was super helpful. Thank you

[jettmanas]

I had a SCI a while back & had a few minor accidents after. All that medical stuff looks great. Too bad I don't have a doctor or insurance.
I've got a stiff neck, partial feet numbness, & neurogenic bowel & bladder (no signal when to go). But no incontinece, thankfully. Tried chiro & use DMSO. Hope the nerves will heal.

[skipcharmack]

I did spinal surgery On my neck in September I was doing better and I feel all my symptoms coming back my symptoms started a few weeks ago

[betteryourgerman]

.... post. cervical lami. .... 6 weeks after, thumbs up and I even have some tips now !!!

[KennethMcPherson]

I had a fall around 2007/2008 that I believe was the cause of my bulging disc which presented as tingling in both feet. Regrettably I wasn't aware why this was occurring and had brought it to the attention of my Endocrine Consultant who took bloods which showed no abnormalities. Between 2009 and 2015 I noticed a loss of balance and went to my GP, leading to a referral to Neurology and MRI scan showing a c5c6 impinging disc in 2016. A Laminectomy was done in 2020 by which time my mobility was severely impaired and require aids to walk. I live in hope 🙏.

[lenny-qe]

the sub count is missing a zero. great overview!

[dcallan]

I burst a disc and after an operation to stop it pressing on my spinal cord I got scar tissue form round it.. I suffer pain down both legs so had a spinal cord stimulator fitted to help manage that. I was in a trail years ago in the UK with a specialist anesthetist. My implants have lasted about 5 years then its time for a new pack. Last time I had all of the system upgraded so I can be scanned. The pains something like toothache all the time so anything to alter that is welcome. 👍👍

[lakaylahuff]

My injury is so odd... C3. I was told i was just a veggie but i actually learned how to walk again and breath fine .. the spot where my injury is is all numb 😭. I mean you'd think it's all great until it randomly burns and you have no idea how deep you're scratching ! Bc it's all you want to do ..
The other side of my neck is normal.. it's like it went in half perfectly to one numb side to normal side. Oh plus my whole one side lost muscle lol yayy. But the very odd thing is not only is my neck half feeling half not .. so is the rest of my body .
My entire right side i can't feel a thing . It's scary and so hard to deal with. O i hope there's hope

[neerajjaiswal]

My younger brother is suffering from gunshot d3 complete .he can't walk .plz suggest good treatment

[kennyjohnson]

I am 25-year ago quadriplegic C5-6 from car wreck, and I had gotten back a significant amount of normal sensation back couple years after injury. However, it's been slowly diminishing for reasons unknown. And its severe nerve pain as well I have had to take Hydrocodone. I have been trying everything under the sun to prevent losing more sensation but so far, it's still going slowly. I as you can tell I am incomplete. That made my feeling less accurate the doctor has really no clue why I went from sensitive and accurate sensation to some places nothing. He guessed aging but am I aging left to right faster cause its going away slower on my right side. It's going away the opposite way it came back right better then left and all improved to be equal and normal. I am willing to try anything to be more comfortable. But doctors seem to want to think he's a spinal injury and that's it. But I could feel a q tip anywhere and be accurate about everything as well as so much more now left side leg almost nothing. And now almost my bottom is awfully uncomfortable and right leg are almost gone but still have some in my groin area I still can feel some as well on my right foot. I just think it's crazy to say age is doing it and yet the chair I sit in change makes a difference and its left to right and foot isn't as affected as hip. As I said the Neurologist kept pushing me to surgeons the Surgeons say they don't see a surgery that's able to help. I have even changed in just couple months getting in a different wheelchair. I just would bet something has been overlooked for 20 years cause how can it not be stable after this long and still changing. It just has been the worst part to continue getting worse and more painful feeling every few days. I hope Neuro link, or something soon will help with sensation problems to stop pain and not have to kill all feeling. I get I get an injury and may not get to have great sensation. But I hope they can program pain off and at least the feeling your legs or hips and torso still feel there to give you sense of stability.

[sumedhhakapoor]

Thank you so much for this informative video 😀😇

[hamzapathan]

Please make a video on pedriatic spine problems..my dream is to become an orthopaedic pedriatic spine surgeon.
Please make videos on these topics. And love you sir .

[elizabethannferrario]

hi for us glascow coma scale ! is this different from your scale ? thinking how often does wear and tear under and above fixation cause issues, ?

[Nisha-lfiv]

Which is the best spinalcord rehabilitation centre ? Could u pls tell me, it could be more helpful for me sir

[TheRealArnoldWilliams]

dealing with a spine fracture of t1 through t4 from motorcycle accident . Do you think there is any chance of walking ? my docs are saying good chanes of upper but not lower