Introduction The spinal cord forms a vital link between the brain and the rest of the body. It functions as the body’s main relay station and is responsible for all the essential functions such as breathing, walking, talking, movement, and reflexes. This explains how damage to the spinal cord cripples all the basic functions of the body even if the person is alive. The outcomes of spinal cord injury (SCI) depend on the type and the level of the injury.
Injury caused can be traumatic or non-traumatic; it might affect the nerve fibers of all the corresponding muscles at the site of injury. According to the WHO, the annual global incidence of SCI is 40 to 80 cases per million population . Up to 90% of these cases are due to traumatic conditions, although the proportion of non-traumatic SPI appears to be growing. 1 The average annual incidence of SCI In India is 15,000 with a prevalence of…
