SPINAL CORD INJURIES

Course overview

SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) IS A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION, WHICH OFTEN RESULTS IN SEVERE MORBIDITY AND PERMANENT DISABILITY. IT OCCURS WHEN THE AXONS OF NERVES RUNNING THROUGH THE SPINAL CORD ARE DISRUPTED, LEADING TO LOSS OF MOTOR AND SENSORY FUNCTION BELOW THE LEVEL OF INJURY. INJURY IS USUALLY THE RESULT OF MAJOR TRAUMA, AND PRIMARY INJURY IS OFTEN IRREVERSIBLE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SCI AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.