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With age, our bones and muscles lose tone and elasticity. They become less able to properly cushion the vertebrae and more likely to spasm or break. When a spinal disc ruptures or bulges, it places pressure on the surrounding nerves and results in pain signals traveling to the brain. Other factors such as smoking, obesity, poor posture and lack of sleep can also contribute to back pain.
Although more and more chronic back pain sufferers are becoming aware of all the nonsurgical treatment options available, too many still believe that surgery is the only truly effective cure. A survey conducted by the AAPM&R found that about one in two people believe this to be true. However, experts estimate that just 5% of back pain cases will be effectively helped by surgery. The good news is that most episodes of low back pain improve within six weeks of onset.
Spinal cord injuries are those that result in damage to the spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that are located in the spinal column. There are two broad main categories: incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries and complete Spinal Cord Injuries.
Paralysis is the loss of voluntary muscle function in one or more parts of the body as a result of damage to the nervous system. The nervous system has two parts: the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord. the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which contains the nerves outside of the CNS