17 July 2017
Spinal Injuries in Sports
Through the implementation of better health and safety standards in sport, there has been a decrease in the number of spinal cord injuries sustained during sports such as American football, rugby, motor sports and equestrianism.
26 June 2017
Spinal Injury: an overview
Spinal Cord Injuries Awareness Day is held annually in May. One of the aims of the day was to raise awareness of the statistics concerning spinal injury (such as there are 50,000 people in the UK and Ireland living with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury) and the fact that such an injury does not mean the individual concerned has to give up.
20 March 2017
Returning to Work After a Spinal Cord Injury
In the UK alone, over 40,000 individuals live with a serious spinal cord injury.
The majority of spinal cord injuries are still caused by traumatic events, such as road traffic accidents or falls. Sports injuries and violence are also common causes of spinal cord injuries. A (so-called) non-traumatic injury can occur because of arthritis, inflammation, infections or disc degeneration of the spine that can cause compression and therefore damage to the spinal cord. The incidence of non-traumatic injuries is increasing, partly due to better reporting but also due to the impact of an increasingly aging population.
9 December 2016
Spinal Injury: Hope for the future
The medicine and technological assistance surrounding those who have sustained a spinal injury is constantly evolving. These advancements offer real hope for the future where those who have suffered a catastrophic and life changing spinal injury will be able to regain function and mobility. A good example of this is the article that appeared on the Popular Mechanics website on 18 November 2016 entitled “Implants can overcome spinal injury in monkeys. Are humans next?”