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Spinal cord injuries are among the most traumatic events that can happen to a person’s body. They create ongoing complications that go far beyond even the physical devastation of the initial injury.<\/p>\n

While anyone can appreciate the enormous consequences of a spinal cord injury<\/a> on someone’s life, most people aren’t aware of the additional health problems that are common when someone is immobile.<\/p>\n

Immediately after a spinal cord injury, medical care tends to be focused on trying to get the patient into a stable condition. Occasionally, surgery to try to lessen the patient’s injury or reduce pressure on a nerve bundle is warranted early on in a case. Most of the ongoing medical care, however, tends to focus on rehabilitation and adaptive medicine.<\/p>\n

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