10 February 2020
Spinal stroke - what is it?
A spinal injury can be life changing and can affect anyone. The harsh reality of the spine is that although it is super strong (the essence that keeps us upright) it is very delicate.
24 May 2019
Spinal Surgery Complications – A Change in the Law?
A recent court decision is causing a stir amongst medical negligence lawyers. The first instance decision in Pomphrey v Secretary of State for Health and North Bristol NHS Trust dated 26 April 2019 looks at first blush as if it has changed the principles laid down by Chester v Afshar, which itself was a landmark decision of the House of Lords.
14 August 2017
What next? Life after a spinal injury
Spinal injuries are unpredictable and life changing. The location of the injury is key, and generally speaking the higher up the injury, the more severe the consequences. An injury is classified as complete or incomplete depending on whether strength or sensation is preserved below the level of injury.
7 August 2017
Central Cord Syndrome
The spinal cord relays information from the brain to the rest of the body, and sends signals about the rest of the body to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged, messages travelling from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted and can result in a loss of sensation and movement from below the point of injury.
24 July 2017
Types of Spinal Cord Injuries
Over the past few weeks our blogs have looked at spinal and back anatomy and the common causes of spinal cord injury. This blog looks at the types of spinal cord injury that can occur and provides a summary of the 6 clinical syndromes all of which present in a slightly different way.
