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Approximately 3 people each day have an accident or injury that results in serious damage to their spinal cord. There are over 40,000 people in the UK with spinal cord injury (SCI), the majority of whom are wheelchair bound. Most of them, around 80% are men.
The Spinal Cord is Fundamental to Your Body
Your spinal cord is about as thick as a finger and is very delicate. It lies in a fluid-filled canal in your vertebral column (in the spine itself). The spinal cord contains cells that send and receive signals from your entire body. Thanks to these signals we can among other things, move our arms, legs and other muscles in the body.
If your spinal cord is damaged, the ability of these signals to travel back and forth is impaired. The interplay between signals that control your muscles deteriorates and at worst, ceases completely.
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