According to the Mayo Clinic, the most common causes of spinal cord inury in the US are:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Acts of violence
- Falls
- Sports and recreation injuries
- Diseases
There are two types of spinal cord injury: traumatic and non-traumatic.
Causes of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes or compresses one or more vertebrae
- Gunshot or knife wound that penetrates and cuts the spinal cord
- Additional damage usually occurs over days or weeks because of bleeding, swelling, inflammation and fluid accumulation in and around the spinal cord
Causes of Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Blood vessel problems or bleeding
- Inflammation or infections, or
- Disk degeneration of the spine
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