What is a spinal cord injury?

This video presents an overview of spinal cord injuries and research. It covers the epidemiology, causes, symptoms, treatments and cures for spinal cord injuries. It looks at the future of spinal cord injury research.
This video was created by McMaster students Manveer Singh, Emma Hudson, Patricia Kitala and Shahriar Ameri in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program.
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This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health.
Copyright McMaster University 2017
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  • @mirlahernandez2193
    @mirlahernandez2193 Жыл бұрын

    My husband just had SCI "spinal cord injury "during his lumbar surgery. He already has 3 days without being able to move😭. I pray God for a miracle so that he can walk again. NEVER GIVE UP. GOD WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH🙏🏼.Blessings in health to all🙏🏼.

  • @shanusonu8207

    @shanusonu8207

    Ай бұрын

    Me samjh sakti hu bahan Bhagavan pr bharosa kro bahan jaldi challenge lagenge bhai.

  • @yourfuturebright
    @yourfuturebright3 жыл бұрын

    May Allah (SWT) make it easy for those who suffer from an SCI. I hope and pray he protects us all from such horrific injuries Ameen!

  • @kafiahassen1717

    @kafiahassen1717

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aamin

  • @NiteshKumar-nk18

    @NiteshKumar-nk18

    3 жыл бұрын

    People like you are hard to find on Earth who is praying for others

  • @yourfuturebright

    @yourfuturebright

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NiteshKumar-nk18 people also pray in silence, the noise will be the miracle from Allah (SWT). May you have a blessed life Ameen!

  • @arniemali

    @arniemali

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ameen ya rabb

  • @yourfuturebright

    @yourfuturebright

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Jason Alex Lobo you’ll see the truth, may it be guided to you.

  • @ballotapang4767
    @ballotapang47673 жыл бұрын

    I'm 15 years old my spinal cord and shoulder are now broken during car accident. God give me one more change amen

  • @vanitasharama123

    @vanitasharama123

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eska elaj hai kya

  • @dexterhurrenmusic

    @dexterhurrenmusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good luck man

  • @christslove8121

    @christslove8121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard of and experienced healing while reading the Bible out loud so definately do that every day. I had neck pain so bad I could only sleep on my back many nights and it vanished while I was reading the Bible out loud. I felt so much stronger my bones , joints and every thing. You can look up healing scriptures on utube or maybe all the Bible is healing I don't know. 😉

  • @gello8518

    @gello8518

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a t-10 complete I was shot in a home invasion march 10th 2018 yesterday marks 3 years and I've done way more with my life than I would have with legs you have a life long journey my friend it will be difficult but rewarding there are plenty of people in the community that will show you along the way and remember success is a flag pole on a mountain of defeat. Never give up.

  • @prabhas5651

    @prabhas5651

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen🙏

  • @RS-io6vm
    @RS-io6vm6 жыл бұрын

    this can happen to anyone anytime and it can change your life.

  • @harifhb332

    @harifhb332

    6 жыл бұрын

    Solution..?

  • @alichoudhary4014

    @alichoudhary4014

    5 жыл бұрын

    @__ __ can i cure this..?

  • @alichoudhary4014

    @alichoudhary4014

    5 жыл бұрын

    @__ __ Bro any salution with out surgery i have just preshur at my spainl cord bcZ before i waz hve cervical spondlosis..?

  • @alichoudhary4014

    @alichoudhary4014

    5 жыл бұрын

    @__ __ thanks for reply

  • @tywafps4580

    @tywafps4580

    4 жыл бұрын

    It happened to my dad almost 2 months ago

  • @cullenlamb5413
    @cullenlamb54132 жыл бұрын

    I was doing bear crawls and twisted my back a weird way and a jolt went through my whole body and I immediately got scared. It’s been 3 days and I have tightness just below my thoracic spine but no really bad pain, also I’m getting tingles in my extremities which cause my hands to shake. I hope this will heal overtime and not lead to a more serious problem down the line. I’m also 22.

  • @Breastsinmymouthplease

    @Breastsinmymouthplease

    Жыл бұрын

    how is it now

  • @Alex_2o9

    @Alex_2o9

    Жыл бұрын

    U good now?

  • @rans0101

    @rans0101

    Жыл бұрын

    Any updates?

  • @deegiepee2261
    @deegiepee22612 жыл бұрын

    hello can we use this video to raise spinal cord injury awareness? promise to credit this to you. asking for permission.thanks for your positive response! :)

  • @ratnakarrout5572
    @ratnakarrout5572 Жыл бұрын

    God bless you

  • @HayatKhan-mp8oc
    @HayatKhan-mp8oc Жыл бұрын

    Now my brother spinal cord injury but how many time to take for the best?

  • @adnanrehan247
    @adnanrehan2472 жыл бұрын

    Helpful vdeo

  • @YahyaHajHamad
    @YahyaHajHamad5 жыл бұрын

    I was punched hard on my spine and it hurts, not that much (like I can still move) but it hurst when I move in certain ways how do I know if it is dangerous or not?

  • @charles5487

    @charles5487

    4 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like a basic bruise. Ultimately getting checked out by a doctor and not asking people on the internet will give you a possible answer to your problem.

  • @jasonn5237

    @jasonn5237

    4 жыл бұрын

    who the fuck punched you on your spine?

  • @anonymoushitman7739

    @anonymoushitman7739

    4 жыл бұрын

    jasonn it must be his bully

  • @biasedjedi4353

    @biasedjedi4353

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yahya Mohammad Whoever did that needs to be charged with assault.

  • @YahyaHajHamad

    @YahyaHajHamad

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@biasedjedi4353 damn i forgot about this, it was during wrestling, wasn't dangerous I'm aight now. thanks tho

  • @wanderluszt
    @wanderluszt3 жыл бұрын

    siapa kesini karena lora?

  • @vonnie0_0
    @vonnie0_0 Жыл бұрын

    I had an SCI, I went from active and being able to lift loads of boxes, to barely being able to walk without immense pain. SCI is no joke, the doctors said I needed surgery. I didn’t go through with it because I’m young and doctors didn’t even give me the percentage of people who get paralyzed from the waist down after the surgery. I almost gave up hope, that was until I found out about inversion tables, it helped me heal almost completely after 2 months of use. The inversion table helped ease the pressure of gravity on my nerves and the spinal cord, it helped my spine to heal. Now I’m about 99% better than I used to be, you guys should look into getting an inversion table if you suffer from a herniated disk. Highly recommend it in fact, it saved my life tbh.

  • @Tin047

    @Tin047

    Жыл бұрын

    so, at the end of all this, you say you had a herniated disk, if i understand correctly a herniated disk is not SCI and if you truly have SCI, an inversion table can only make it worse

  • @brutallyhonestguy5985

    @brutallyhonestguy5985

    Жыл бұрын

    L5s1 disc bulge

  • @Tin047

    @Tin047

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brutallyhonestguy5985 im truly sorry you had to experience that, but thats not really a SCI..

  • @rans0101

    @rans0101

    Жыл бұрын

    Any updates

  • @silverfoxchain

    @silverfoxchain

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh wow thank you! I am going to look that up. What brand did you buy?

  • @vijayvijayakumar4006
    @vijayvijayakumar40064 жыл бұрын

    My name vijeykumar and my age 20 I have a spinal cord injury I can't feel my legs so any treatment have sorry I can't speak English so Hawa treatment for spinal cord tell me please

  • @winston3737

    @winston3737

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear about your condition. Do you happen to know the level of your injury and whether it's a complete or incomplete spinal cord injury?

  • @Roshni_baghel01

    @Roshni_baghel01

    4 жыл бұрын

    physiotherapy ko dikhao... apko 💯 recovery milegi

  • @joeljoseph9017

    @joeljoseph9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Be strong

  • @christslove8121

    @christslove8121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard of and experienced healing while reading the Bible out loud so definately do that every day. I had neck pain so bad I could only sleep on my back and it vanished while I was reading the Bible out loud. I felt so much stronger my bones , joints and every thing. You can look up healing scriptures on utube or maybe all the Bible is healing I don't know. 🤗

  • @TheDfvj

    @TheDfvj

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't do faulty physiotherapy. They damage your more than you can imagine. Experience.

  • @khodorhachem2002
    @khodorhachem20023 жыл бұрын

    Asparagus:" hold my cells"

  • @silverfoxchain
    @silverfoxchain10 ай бұрын

    I have a bad C5-C6 extrusion from a car accident and after a stressful moment I couldn't control my limbs. I told the paramedic guy but he had no compassion and kept pushing on my sternum which was really painful at that time. I also experienced incontinence and extreme nerve pain and when my nerves where distended I started having "schizoaffective symptoms" but they didnt connected it to my neck injuries. They said it was genetic because my mom was diagnosed with that but I never had symptoms like that before the car accident.

  • @qildc
    @qildc3 жыл бұрын

    Especially gymnastics backbend it’s easy to break ur spinel.

  • @DrAnkitJangid
    @DrAnkitJangid3 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @manjunathkallappakoppadkop3076
    @manjunathkallappakoppadkop30765 жыл бұрын

    good morning

  • @aprilsteele5254
    @aprilsteele52545 жыл бұрын

    What are symptoms of a Spinal Cord injury? (select all that apply) A. Pain& Numbness B. inability to Talk C. Loss of bowel control D. Difficulty breating E. Hair loss Answer: A, C, D

  • @thatgamingmonke1381

    @thatgamingmonke1381

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had a spinal injury that only affected my breathing for a bit and I wasn’t able to run and I had trouble coughing a bit. It healed in a couple weeks and I was fine after that. Do u know if this can affect my growth? mention if u reply

  • @umairriyas

    @umairriyas

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have only fever and pain

  • @HayatKhan-mp8oc

    @HayatKhan-mp8oc

    Жыл бұрын

    Please suggested me my brother spinal cord injury but how many times to take for the best. 567 bone fracture now this operation fine alhamdulillah. But now problem breathing so. And also foot not working just feeling I hope you give me a good response?

  • @sagnikdas8291

    @sagnikdas8291

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@thatgamingmonke1381 did it affect growth?

  • @Paok1980

    @Paok1980

    Жыл бұрын

    Had only A but level pain 💯 and numbness

  • @scirecoveryjourney5598
    @scirecoveryjourney5598 Жыл бұрын

    i m also a sci patient...currently i can walk on afo ...but i know i have to practicebwalk miles before i can normally walk

  • @scirecoveryjourney5598

    @scirecoveryjourney5598

    Жыл бұрын

    @Pam Rolls By you can visit my channel to o see my progress

  • @rans0101

    @rans0101

    Жыл бұрын

    Any updates?

  • @edx1912
    @edx19123 жыл бұрын

    I have got it finally this sci...im one of them now 😭

  • @punjabidecenthulk784

    @punjabidecenthulk784

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg 😲 😱 get well soon bro

  • @sonetsunnyanatharackal6556

    @sonetsunnyanatharackal6556

    3 жыл бұрын

    ♥️♥️

  • @nogiedeville1623

    @nogiedeville1623

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me Too! T 11 Incomplete injury from an AVF that came out of nowhere. Once very active, now I can barely walk across the house with a walker. Last 2 years have been hell.

  • @nogiedeville1623

    @nogiedeville1623

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Emily Wilson ♥️🙏

  • @kikamirandab

    @kikamirandab

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here 🤧🤧😭😭

  • @moshyukieyhang1395
    @moshyukieyhang13956 жыл бұрын

    Im feeling pain at my spinal its started after a fight with my couzen .. Wen i recover my muscle pain i started feel pain if i sudden move even i lay in bed .. Im scared now . Im hardly breath too .. Pain connect to my heart and breathing

  • @soniaromero8246

    @soniaromero8246

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mosh Yukie yhang sorry to hear that if it continues go to a specialist have them do an MRI I had the same thing

  • @ibrahimathar4962

    @ibrahimathar4962

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wtf go to a doctor

  • @zairakazi4882

    @zairakazi4882

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mosh Yukie yhang on

  • @christslove8121

    @christslove8121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard of and experienced healing while reading the Bible out loud so definately do that every day. I had neck pain so bad I could only sleep on my back and it vanished while I was reading the Bible out loud. I felt so much stronger my bones , joints and every thing. You can look up healing scriptures on utube or maybe all the Bible is healing I don't know. 🤗

  • @christslove8121

    @christslove8121

    3 жыл бұрын

    And pray every day, pray in Jesus' name.

  • @pokarpatel707
    @pokarpatel7073 жыл бұрын

    Super super nice nice👍👍👍👌👌👌

  • @felixgilberto25
    @felixgilberto253 жыл бұрын

    God healed me in the name of Jesus.

  • @indrawoody4382

    @indrawoody4382

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen brother, amen.. 🙏

  • @musiclifeforchrist

    @musiclifeforchrist

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen glory to God

  • @sophielmd1615

    @sophielmd1615

    2 жыл бұрын

    Be healed in Jesus name 🙏

  • @babythomas6140

    @babythomas6140

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks God

  • @sissylalasue3063

    @sissylalasue3063

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes me too amen 🙏🏼 thank you lord for my future health, happiness, and healing!

  • @FashionistaGal2014
    @FashionistaGal20143 жыл бұрын

    Jesus 😭🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️

  • @manikchaturvedi1278
    @manikchaturvedi12783 жыл бұрын

    Complete injry recovery persentage kitna hota hii

  • @Aryan-ku6ji

    @Aryan-ku6ji

    2 жыл бұрын

    incomplete me bhot kam chance rhta hai..complete me aur bhi kam

  • @mushahidsalmani8

    @mushahidsalmani8

    2 жыл бұрын

    Complete injury no chances, it will never be cured when you have no sensation.

  • @mamatalenka1081
    @mamatalenka10812 жыл бұрын

    Spinal cord injury. Nosansas

  • @delatorrecaleb
    @delatorrecaleb3 жыл бұрын

    Why can’t a doctor cut out the damages part and connect the nervous fibers?🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @st.paulmn9159

    @st.paulmn9159

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t understand this either.

  • @thesenate5913

    @thesenate5913

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably because a damaged neuron is dead.

  • @mushahidsalmani8

    @mushahidsalmani8

    2 жыл бұрын

    Neurons are not capable to , divide or reform when damaged. Research is in progress to make neurons from stem cells or other body cells. It will never be cured on their on

  • @delatorrecaleb

    @delatorrecaleb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mushahidsalmani8 then they could microscopicly connect them side to side with a nano extension chord forget the duck tape but probably not.

  • @user-cl4hn5lf3u
    @user-cl4hn5lf3u4 жыл бұрын

    Doctor in Thailand can fix spinal cord together , if you trust us plz contact

  • @star-fj7rz

    @star-fj7rz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I am fine injury patient

  • @TheDfvj

    @TheDfvj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@star-fj7rz Please contact Dr MK Sastry for further guidance if you're interested for cure. Look up his Facebook videos. Contact +918473814247

  • @TheDfvj

    @TheDfvj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Mr T If you live in India, connect with Dr MK Sastry. He's a God sent man to treat ANYTHING, possible. Check out his Facebook videos.

  • @bretlouden7965

    @bretlouden7965

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Mr T you want to recover and get cured from your injury as soon as possible? WhatsApp me on +79260044771 and I will give you a long lasting solution

  • @mohamadarifarif8258

    @mohamadarifarif8258

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am from Pakistan plz send me tahi land hospital Name Address plz.🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @jackroberts3367
    @jackroberts33673 жыл бұрын

    I’m only watching this for school -_-

  • @charlesgeorge8436
    @charlesgeorge84363 жыл бұрын

    Rip Freddy grey

  • @ameliadesada7187
    @ameliadesada71873 жыл бұрын

    Español

  • @brutallyhonestguy5985

    @brutallyhonestguy5985

    Жыл бұрын

    Hola

  • @louiemarelinon6937
    @louiemarelinon69373 жыл бұрын

    IM HERE TO LEARN WHERE I SHOULD HIT MY ENEMY THAT BULLIES ME HEHEHEHE

  • @louiemarelinon6937

    @louiemarelinon6937

    3 жыл бұрын

    LUMBAR IT IS

  • @pokarpatel707
    @pokarpatel7073 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for 50 h 100 plz

  • @hugeassets8678
    @hugeassets86783 жыл бұрын

    I broke my back. My back is broken.

  • @miguelrobb5719

    @miguelrobb5719

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol Mike Tyson

  • @hugeassets8678

    @hugeassets8678

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@miguelrobb5719 Thpinal.

  • @rans0101

    @rans0101

    Жыл бұрын

    Any updates

  • @sophiethestrophie9367
    @sophiethestrophie93673 жыл бұрын

    Semi tetrapeliga

  • @Sirenheadjackattack_RBLX
    @Sirenheadjackattack_RBLX6 ай бұрын

    Has your dad ever ripped out your spinal cord

  • @vinobodyweight3039
    @vinobodyweight30392 жыл бұрын

    Kesini gara gara laura gaga

  • @dougthedev1945
    @dougthedev1945 Жыл бұрын

    I really think you should just stop calling it an STI.

  • @brandomsafety397
    @brandomsafety3975 жыл бұрын

    Someone sat on my heat and my spinel cord snap

  • @christslove8121

    @christslove8121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard of and experienced healing while reading the Bible out loud so definately do that every day. I had neck pain so bad I could only sleep on my back and it vanished while I was reading the Bible out loud. I felt so much stronger my bones , joints and every thing. You can look up healing scriptures on utube or maybe all the Bible is healing I don't know. 🤗

  • @JT-ob5vp
    @JT-ob5vp5 жыл бұрын

    Stem cells will help with recovery

  • @ethan-scar
    @ethan-scar Жыл бұрын

    You are in a wheelchair if you a broken spinal cord