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1. Spinal column
2. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs)
3. The most frequent causes of damage
4. Prevalence in men and women
5. Complications Associated with SCIs
3. The most frequent causes of damage
- Trauma such as car or diving accidents, falls, gunshots, war injuries, etc
- Tumour such as astrocytomas, ependymomas, meningiomas and metastatic cancer
- Degenerative diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxia, multiple sclerosis
- Disorders such as polio, spina bifida
- Condition resulting from aneurysms, emboli, arteriosclerosis, spinal cord stroke, inflammation
- Vascular malformations such as arteriovenous malformation, arteriovenous fistula, spinal hemangioma, cavernous angioma
- In rarest of cases spinal cord disability can be a birth defect
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4. Prevalence in men and women
Men are more prone to accidents or other forms of trauma because
they generally get involved in riskier activities than women. Just think
how many men are injured in war battles.
There are many kind of injuries, but some of them have a long lasting
impact on men's lives. Without a doubt, one of the most
debilitating and life-altering events comes as a result of spinal cord
injuries (SCIs).
Figures
from the National SCI Data Center, based at the University of Alabama, show
that 77.8 percent of SCIs have occurred among males since 2000.
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5. Complications Associated with SCIs
The injury can be either complete or incomplete.
In an incomplete injury, the messages conveyed by the spinal cord is not completely lost.
Whereas a complete injury results in a total dis-functioning of the sensory organs.
Because men engage in more risky behaviors when they are younger,
the most at risk are those is the 16 to 30-year-old age range.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition that can leave a man
partially or totally paralyzed. It is devastating for a young man or
any individual to find someday that he may never walk, play sports,
or may have to change or give up their current employment with all
the social and economic implications.
The worst thing is that 18 to 30 years is the significant parenting age for any
man. To find that he may never have sexual intercourse and, by consequence,
he may never have children, it's like a tragedy.
People who survive a spinal cord injury usually have a number of medical
complications to deal with. Their severity can be influenced by the
seriousness and extent of paralysis. Chronic pain may add to the difficulties
experienced.
Other complications of a spinal cord injury may include
- After a spinal cord injury, voluntary control of bowel and bladder may be lost or impaired causing serious dysfunction.
- Sitting or lying in the same position for a long period of time can cause pressure sores, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, lung and breathing issues, muscle atrophy and spasticity, weight control problems
- Having a spinal cord injury makes you susceptible to injury of any part of your body that has impaired sensation
- Many men with a spinal cord injury may not be firm enough or last long enough for sexual activity. Fertility also can be affected as ninety percent of men with a spinal cord injury aren't able to ejaculate during intercourse.
Successful recovery depends upon how well these chronic conditions are
handled day to day. Active medical intervention is essential to minimize
their effects and help a person with spinal cord injury have the best
quality of life
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