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Article: Spinal Cord Injury--Part 2.
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- Palaestra
- Article date:
- September 22, 2000
- Author:
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Where are We Now?
Present Treatment
In the first article of this series, published in the Summer 2000 issue of PALAESTRA, 16 (3), 34-42, causes of, and some possible cures for spinal cord injury were presented. However, a cure may not be found for years. While no one can predict how long research will continue until a cure is found, what is certain is there can be orthopedic and muscular damage in the paralyzed parts of the body that may prevent a cure from ever being effective. While the primary injury in a person with spinal cord injury is to the spinal cord itself, lack of movement in part of the body leads to deterioration in the tendons, joints, ...