Very informative video. You made a complex subject accessible and easy to understand. I have severe sensory loss, nerve pain, bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction following removal of an ependymoma spinal cord tumor at L2-L3 in 2012. My surgeon never explained everything below the level of injury would be affected. He only thought my foot would be numb, because he had to cut a peripheral nerve to remove the tumor. It took going to several doctors to finally be told that a spinal cord injury results in loss of sensory and/or motor damage below the injury level. In addition to the severed nerve, doctors surmise that my condition is caused by adhesions (scar tissue), CSF pooling, tethering of the cauda equina. I wish I never had the surgery, because all I had was back pain pre-surgery. However, I was told the tumor would continue to grow eventually resulting in paralysis. I had to use a catheter for 3 years post surgery. Then, one day I was suddenly able to pee on my own again. However. I still can't feel most of my left foot and leg, and I have severe nerve pain. You never really realize how critical a healthy spinal cord is until you injure it.
Love how you break things down part by part. True you didn't mention the sacral, but you did say 3 main parts. I would love to watch a part two for this video going more into depth of the loss of function depending on the level of where the injury occurs.
Very informative video. You made a complex subject accessible and easy to understand. I have severe sensory loss, nerve pain, bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction following removal of an ependymoma spinal cord tumor at L2-L3 in 2012. My surgeon never explained everything below the level of injury would be affected. He only thought my foot would be numb, because he had to cut a peripheral nerve to remove the tumor. It took going to several doctors to finally be told that a spinal cord injury results in loss of sensory and/or motor damage below the injury level. In addition to the severed nerve, doctors surmise that my condition is caused by adhesions (scar tissue), CSF pooling, tethering of the cauda equina. I wish I never had the surgery, because all I had was back pain pre-surgery. However, I was told the tumor would continue to grow eventually resulting in paralysis. I had to use a catheter for 3 years post surgery. Then, one day I was suddenly able to pee on my own again. However. I still can't feel most of my left foot and leg, and I have severe nerve pain. You never really realize how critical a healthy spinal cord is until you injure it.
Love how you break things down part by part. True you didn't mention the sacral, but you did say 3 main parts. I would love to watch a part two for this video going more into depth of the loss of function depending on the level of where the injury occurs.
Very good teacher
Very well explained and very informative.
I was born with spastic quad CP and hydrocephalus so know all about CSF. I have cervical scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis. Good video
Excellent video, appreciate the way you explain,
My condition is in sacral spine…..Tarlov cysts which you never heard of because your a lawyer.
Sir. What is spinal cord injury medicine. I am spinal cord injury. From, India North East. Manipur
There is no L6! It's L5-S1 you neglected to mention the sacral spine.
I am so glad you said that. I was wondering why it was not mentioned as well. The other information provided was broken down well.
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Thank u
Godbless
why its so complicated? still scientists not have been able to cure .
I'm spinal coed injury,
9:45 I know what it is! It is a mermaid
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Sir. I am spinal cord injury. What is spinal cord injury medicine? India North East. Manipir