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=**Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury**= Managed by Brianna Cantrell

In 1998, a very close relative of mine was involved in a horrific car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. In more recent events, the guitar player in my choir was also involved a crash that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Since the occurance of these accidents, I have developed an interest in traumatic spinal cord injuries. 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.Below are links to information and videos that give greater insight to the topic of tramatic spinal cord injuries. Check out this link to Learn What it Means to Live with a Traumatic Brain Injury!  []

Rena's information on traumatic spinal cord injury. The website listed below contains information on the aftermath and diagnosis of spinal cord injury. It provides information on how the different technical terms, symptoms, causes, tests, facts, rehabilitation, and prevention. There is much more information, however, it is more than can be listed right here. I would suggest visiting the website and seeing for youself how much information it can offer. [] Please use this website to help you with your future students!

http://www.spinalcord.org this website is the National Spinal Cord Injury Association. A wonderful website with unlimited amount of information. This site provides current research, hot topics, and forums that can be accessed for Q & A. submitted by Laura Harris

Christorpher & Dana Reeve Foundation []

The Reeve Foundation's Paralysis Resource Center promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment, and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services. This site also offers videos and helps find services in your community. Submitted by Anita Robinson

This website offers educational materials and information on services of the [|UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System] along with links to national organizations, government agencies, commercial products, and educational resources related to spinal cord injury. [] Submitted by Tammy Guthery.

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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. Please visit thhis site to gain information about treatments and promising treatments in stem cell research.

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http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/spinal-cord-injury/statistics.htm
===This site has great information on spinal cord injuries. There are also sections on rehabilitation, resources, a blog, and video library. Information is provided about the causes of spinal cord injury and how people can be affected by the injury. ===

Submitted by; Susan Riggs
[|http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org]

This website list Board-certified neurosurgeons, legislative activities, and links that will take you to the library, media center, and research areas. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the spinal column, spinal cord, brain and peripheral nerves. The mission of this site is to provide a private, non-governmental source of funding for research training in the neurosciences; to ensure continued viability and expansion of neurological surgery; to augment support for research endeavors; and to stimulate learning and enhanced educational opportunities.

Submitted by Ruby Reasonover

[] Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are due to a traumatic injury that results in a bruise (contusion), or a partial tear or a complete tear (transection) in the spinal cord. Because the spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body, SCI is a common cause of permanent disability and death in children. This link is to Children's Hospital of Boston. It offers a good summary of causes and treatment for SCI. Submitted by Lisa Kennamer ___ [] This is the site for The National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. This site gives a brief history of Spinal Cord Injury and also discusses current research that is being done to better understand it. It also gives other links to visit to learn more about Spinal Cord Injury. Submitted By: Anna McSwain

[] Founded in 1948, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day. Submitted by Karen Gallian

This video is an educational video on spinal cord injuries and different processes that can be done to help decompress the spine. Please click on the link below to view the educational video:

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Submitted by: Joseph Cochran

[] This is a very in-depth site on Spinal Cord Injury. This site provides information on the symptoms, diagnoses, misdiagnoses, treatments, personal accounts of individuals suffering with Spinal Cord Injury. Statistical information and videos are also included in this site. Submitted by Cathy Brown

http://www.fscip.org/facts.htm This site gives numerous statistics on spinal cord injuries including the gender, age, race, and causes that are most prevalent. Submitted by Deb Talley. Type in the content of your page here.