One of the most devastating injuries a person can suffer is a serious spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries often occur when a traumatic event causes damage to the cells in the spinal cord or when the nerve tracts are severed that relay signals within the spinal cord. Most commonly, cord injuries include contusions (a bruising of the spinal cord), compressions (pressure put on the spinal cord), lacerations (nerve fibers which are severed or torn), and central cord syndrome (damage to the corticospinal tracts in the cervical region of the spinal cord). Spinal cord injuries may occur for many reasons, including:
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