Since it occurs primarily as a result of a traumatic accident, its onset is dramatic and overwhelming. SCI victims are usually young, vital people who are in the prime of their lives and in the midst of planning their futures. Fifty years ago persons who acquired SCI died within weeks. But, they are injured, rehabilitated and discharged into the community to be reintegrated back into our society as persons with Another decisive factor is whether the spinal cord injury was complete or incomplete. Complete injuries result in total loss of sensation or function starting at the point of injury and down the body.
Incomplete injuries result in partial loss of function and sensation.
This means that the person will have some strength and use of muscles below the level of injury. In essence, they are only partially paralyzed. There are approximately 8,000 spinal cord injuries in the United Slates each year. Researchers believe that this number is significantly on the lower end. The total number of persons with disabilities.