Spinal Cord Injury can have lifelong consequences for Kansas City accident injury victims. The experienced Kansas City based personal injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys arm Missouri and Kansas SCI victims with hte information they need. Learn more.

Approximately 450,000 Americans are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), including many in Missouri and Kansas and right here in Kansas City. SCI is defined as damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function, such as loss of mobility or loss of sensation.

The effects of SCI depend on the type of injury and the level of injury. There are two types of spinal cord injury: complete and incomplete. Complete spinal cord injury means that there is no function in the body below the level of the injury and both sides of the body are equally affected. A person with incomplete SCI may have feeling or function to some degree below the level of the injury. They may be able to move one limb or have sensation in parts of the body. Both complete and incomplete SCI affect a person’s ability to work and to enjoy life.

Effects of spinal cord injury include:

• Paralysis

• Loss of sensation

• Loss of bowel and bladder function; incontinence

• Loss of sexual function; involuntary erection in males

• Difficulty breathing which may require mechanical ventilators or phrenic nerve pacing

• Inability to regulate heart rate and blood pressure

• Inability to regulate body temperature00

• Spasticity

• Neuropathic pain

• Atrophy of muscle

• Superior mesenteric artery syndrome

• Osteoporosis and bone degeneration

• Gallbladder and renal stones

Right now there is no cure for SCI. Victims suffer lifelong disability.

There are over 10,000 new cases of SCI every year. Most of these occur from accidental injury, although SCI can also be caused by diseases such as spina bifida and multiple sclerosis. The leading cause of SCI is car accidents, particularly in children. Children who are restrained in a lap belt or car seat belt rather than a car safety seat are especially prone to spinal cord injury.

If your loved one has a spinal cord injury caused by an accident or due to the negligence of another, contact the experienced personal injury lawyers at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys. Our attorneys have been representing the victims of serious injury in Kansas City and throughout Missouri and Kansas for more than 15 years and our client testimonials speak volumes. We can help you get compensation for all your losses including medical costs, pain and suffering and lost earning potential. The best personal injury attorneys offer free consultations. We are proud to offer contingency fees, which means you don’t pay unless we get results. Schedule a free consultation with one of our personal injury attorneys to learn more. Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, 888-348-2616.

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