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From Certificates to Belief Statements: The CPS and the Limits of Forum Bar Intervention
Rebecca Niblock
20 May 2021
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal injuries are unpredictable and life changing. The location of the injury is key, and generally speaking the higher up the injury in the spinal column, the more severe the consequences.
19 May 2021
Spinal cord injuries and stem cell treatment
The spinal cord is made up of nerves extending from the brain. These nerves carry messages to our body. Every function in the body depends on these nerves, from moving, feeling and understanding sensations like temperature, as well as our breathing, blood pressure, bladder and bowel functions.
18 May 2021
Recovering function and mobility after a spinal epidural haematoma
When surgical treatment of a spinal epidural haematoma is negligently delayed, what neurological and functional recovery a person would likely have had absent the negligence, is often a key battle ground between the parties.
18 May 2021
Sports and Spinal Cord Injury
Sports/sporting injuries are the third largest cause of spinal cord injury in the UK. 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.
17 May 2021
Causes of Spinal Cord Injury
There are many different causes of spinal injury and the purpose of this blog, is to focus on the biggest cause of spinal injuries. Hard as it is to believe, it is actually individuals falling that makes up the most common cause of spinal cord injury.