Spinal Cord Injury - Current Trends in Acute Management, Function Preservation and Rehabilitation Protocols 2023
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.105214
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Spinal Cord Injury Prevalence and Treatment Modalities

Abstract: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devasting neurological condition producing physical dependency, morbidity, psychological stress, and financial burden. During the last 30 years, its global prevalence has increased from 236 to 1298 cases per million populations. Two types of spinal cord injury are primary and secondary injury. Primary injury is mechanical damage to the cord itself whereas secondary injury results from one or more biochemical and cellular processes that are triggered by the primary lesion. In 1700 … Show more

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“…According to the Rehabilitation Council of India, 15,000 cases of SCI are reported on average every year, with 0.15 million cases occurring annually. India is among the developing nations where SCI is becoming more common, and the associated healthcare burden is predicted to be comparable to that of the developed world [ 5 ]. Complementary and integrative medicine are growing in popularity in the United States, reducing the healthcare burden.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…According to the Rehabilitation Council of India, 15,000 cases of SCI are reported on average every year, with 0.15 million cases occurring annually. India is among the developing nations where SCI is becoming more common, and the associated healthcare burden is predicted to be comparable to that of the developed world [ 5 ]. Complementary and integrative medicine are growing in popularity in the United States, reducing the healthcare burden.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%