Requires 24-hour-a-day personal care(Shepherd Center) C5 Spinal Cord Injury Person can his or her arms and bend elbows. Likely to have some or total paralysis of wrists, hands, trunk and legs Can speak and use diaphragm, but breathing will be weakened Will need assistance with most activities of daily living, but once in a power wheelchair, can move from one place to another independently(Shepherd Center) ETIOLOGY cord injuries result from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or of the spinal column or to the “Spinal spinal cord itself. (Mayo Clinic).” Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries vehicle accidents. Auto and motorcycle accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries, •Motor accounting for more than 40 percent of new spinal cord injuries each year. Spinal cord injury after age 65 is most often caused by a fall. Overall, falls cause more than •Falls. of spinal cord injuries.
Requires 24-hour-a-day personal care(Shepherd Center) C5 Spinal Cord Injury Person can his or her arms and bend elbows. Likely to have some or total paralysis of wrists, hands, trunk and legs Can speak and use diaphragm, but breathing will be weakened Will need assistance with most activities of daily living, but once in a power wheelchair, can move from one place to another independently(Shepherd Center) ETIOLOGY “Spinal cord injuries result from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or of the spinal column or to the spinal cord itself. (Mayo Clinic).” Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries •Motor vehicle accidents. Auto and motorcycle accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries, accounting for more than 40 percent of new spinal cord injuries each year. •Falls. Spinal cord injury after age 65 is most often caused by a fall. Overall, falls cause more than of spinal cord injuries.