types of spine injuries
Two main types of back injury include: 1  Spondylolisthesis: This is a slipping of vertebra that occurs, in most cases, at the base of the spine. 2  Cervical Radiculopathy: Cervical radiculopathy is the damage or disturbance of nerve function that results if one of the nerve roots near the cervical vertebrae is compressed.
Understanding Lumbar Spine Trauma. Sadly, trauma to the low back (lumbar spine) is common. People find hundreds of ways to injure their low back: car accidents, sports injuries, workplace injuries, falls, and violence. Doctors divide lumbar spine injuries into two broad categories, low and high energy.
Complete and Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. The terms, 'Complete,' and, 'Incomplete,' in reference to a spinal cord injury are associated with the type of lesion in the person's spine. A person who is completely paralyzed below the lesion has a, 'Complete,' SCI.