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Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – May 2026
Jack Garden
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.
Bridget Hughes, Kirsty Allen, Suzanne Farg and I attended the Riding for the Disabled Charity’s National Championships last weekend, at Hartpury College. Kingsley Napley were one of the proud sponsors of the event and we went along with open minds and a sense of intrigue about what to expect.
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.
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.
I was delighted to attend the CPotential Constellation Event event, held at the Mercers’ Hall in the City of London. We were welcomed by CEO Jo Honigmann, who explained that the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy has changed its name to CPotential.
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