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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Every year there are around 17,700 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States of America, most commonly from vehicular accidents and falls<ref name=":0">https://www.nscisc.uab.edu/Public/Facts%20and%20Figures%20-%202018.pdf</ref>. The primary injury in these events is a compression, tear, or dissection of the spinal cord in the spinal column. Often, there is a secondary injury to the peripheral nerves off the dorsal and ventral roots, an inflammatory response, and subsequent axonal degeneration<ref>(Kabu et al. 2015)</ref>. These injuries carry a high price for care, as lifetime costs can range from $1.6 to $4.9 million if injury occurs at age 25. Life expectancy has not improved substantially since the 1980s, and the leading causes of death are pneumonia and septicemia<ref name=":0" />. | |||
== [[Opioids in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries|Opioids]] == | == [[Opioids in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries|Opioids]] == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Every year there are around 17,700 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States of America, most commonly from vehicular accidents and falls[1]. The primary injury in these events is a compression, tear, or dissection of the spinal cord in the spinal column. Often, there is a secondary injury to the peripheral nerves off the dorsal and ventral roots, an inflammatory response, and subsequent axonal degeneration[2]. These injuries carry a high price for care, as lifetime costs can range from $1.6 to $4.9 million if injury occurs at age 25. Life expectancy has not improved substantially since the 1980s, and the leading causes of death are pneumonia and septicemia[1].
Opioids[edit | edit source]
Benzodiazepines[edit | edit source]
Gabapentin[edit | edit source]
Baclofen[edit | edit source]
Corticosteroids[edit | edit source]
Overall Implications for Physical Therapy[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.nscisc.uab.edu/Public/Facts%20and%20Figures%20-%202018.pdf
- ↑ (Kabu et al. 2015)
