Spinal cord injury SCI

Spinal cord injury information and advice. Every year, over 1,000 people sustain a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and there are thought to be 40,000 people living with SCI in the UK alone.Spinal cord injury can occur from many causes.
The degree of paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury depends on which part of the spinal cord is injured. Spinal injury higher up (closer to the head) cause more paralysis than those lower down the spinal cord. Find quadriplegic, tetraplegic and paraplegic rehabilitation details and programmes plus information on conditions, injury levels and related facts.