Aspire Menu Understanding Spinal Cord Injury What is Spinal Cord Injury? Spinal cord injury occurs when there is any damage to the spinal cord that blocks communication between the brain and the body. Read more What is the spinal cord? The spinal cord is about as thick as a finger and some twenty inches long. It is a part of your nervous system, made up of bundles of nerve fibres carrying messages from the brain to all parts of the body. Read more What is the spine? The spine consists of a chain of bony rings called vertebrae which provide support for our whole body, linking head, shoulders, chest and pelvis. There are 33 vertebrae which are divided into 5 major sections. Read more Post injury Injuries to the spinal cord do not usually cut through the cord. However, they do cause damage to the thin, fibrous nerve fibres within the spinal column. The most obvious effect of spinal cord injury is the reduced ability to move and feel things below the level of injury. Read more Back to top Aspire Leisure Centre For disabled and non-disabled people Visit website InstructAbility Disabled people working in leisure Visit website Join our mailing list Sign up to our newsletter Useful Links Contact us Terms and conditions Privacy policy Accessibility Admin login Aspire Phone: 020 8954 5759 Email: info@aspire.org.uk Solicitors for people with spinal injury For free legal advice call 0800 030 20 40 (Other spinal injury specialists are available. we recommend thoroughly researching to meet your needs) Association for Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Registered Charity Number 1075317. Scottish Registered Charity Number SC037482 Republic of Ireland Registered Charity Number 20150181 Registered Company Number 3744357 All rights reserved © 2010 - 2021

Aspire Menu Our impact Impact Reports Our impact reports for Housing, Assistive Technology, Welfare Benefits and Independent Living, showing how we help people with Spinal Cord Injury Read more Back to top Aspire Leisure Centre For disabled and non-disabled people Visit website InstructAbility Disabled people working in leisure Visit website Join our mailing list Sign up to our newsletter Useful Links Contact us Terms and conditions Privacy policy Accessibility Admin login Aspire Phone: 020 8954 5759 Email: info@aspire.org.uk Solicitors for people with spinal injury For free legal advice call 0800 030 20 40 (Other spinal injury specialists are available. we recommend thoroughly researching to meet your needs) Association for Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Registered Charity Number 1075317. Scottish Registered Charity Number SC037482 Republic of Ireland Registered Charity Number 20150181 Registered Company Number 3744357 All rights reserved © 2010 - 2021