Spinal Cord Injury

"Having a Spinal injury is a life changing condition with a huge ripple effect on all involved"

Sally-Anne Haig Beneficiary

Levels of Injury

The Facts

  • Each year over 1000 people in the UK are paralysed following a spinal cord injury. Around 100 of them are cared for at The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre in Salisbury.
  • Spinal cord injury is caused by damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis, which can be total or partial. There is presently no cure for spinal cord injury and for the majority paralysis is permanent.
  • Many of the patients treated at The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre have limited use of their arms and little or no use of their hands, while patients with the highest level of injury cannot breather independently and rely on a ventilator.
Causes

35%
Domestic and work related accidents and sporting junjuries (Horse riding, rugby, diving, skiing)

45%
Road traffic accidents

20%
Non traumatic causes (Tumours, cysts)

What Causes Sci?