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John Fielding,
CEO
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This awareness peaked Susan’s interest in exploring the experiences of individuals with spinal cord injuries and the impact on their families in the years following the initial injury.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Newer studies are suggesting that alterations in the semen from the prostate in men with spinal cord injuries may be responsible for male infertility in this population.
Patients with spinal cord injuries above the T4 level of injury are at risk to develop restriction in respiratory function, termed restrictive lung disease.
There is higher incidence of premature deliveries in women with spinal cord injuries so it is good to be aware of the possible symptoms.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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Usually injuries to the spinal cord, as opposed to a spinal fracture, do not result in a cut through the spinal cord but instead they crush the thin extension of nerve cells that are surrounded by the vertebrae.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Spasticity People with spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis are prone to painful muscle spasms and tremors.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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The Spinal Injuries Unit at RNOH is one of only 11 in the UK designated to receive and treat spinal cord injured patients.
Our Spine Program is the only specialized unit for treating acute spinal cord injuries in the province of BC and the Yukon Territory.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, leukemia, AIDS, and Alzeheimer's disease all kill cells.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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NRH is a private, nonprofit rehabilitation hospital focusing on persons with spinal cord injuries, head injuries, stroke, and other traumatic injuries.
Implement nationwide prevention programs to reduce the incidents of spinal cord injuries.
The Association serves not only persons with spinal cord injuries but also persons who have diseases or conditions, the effects of which are similar to those of spinal cord injuries.
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