5B. Levels of Injury Explained - Low Cervical - Spinal Cord Injury 101

The low cervical spinal cord injury explained.
This video, created by KPKinteractive for Shepherd Center and its project partners, uses simple language and images of real people who have sustained a spinal cord injury, as well as medical experts and advocates. Judy Fortin, former CNN anchor and medical correspondent, guides you through important information to help maximize your loved one's recovery.
Lee Woodruff adds practical advice -- her husband, Bob Woodruff of ABC News, was injured in a bomb blast in Iraq and sustained a traumatic brain injury.
The video chapters take you through the initial stages of what to do when a loved one has recently sustained a spinal cord injury, explains the anatomy of the spinal cord, offers an explanation of spinal cord injury types and classifications, tests and procedures, and, finally, how to get the support you need. Watch and share them with friends or loved ones going through a spinal cord injury. To learn about brain injury, visit • Brain Injury 101 .

[@venkteshhebare9083]

I had c6 level injury...and my surgery was done on 15.01.15... .and now after six months i am able to do everything independently but still have some stiffness in neck and underarm pain bt its manageable.....

[@admevada]

+Venktesh Hebare hi venktesh, can you provide details regarding your treatment my wife has c5 level injury.

[@maharashtrianfamilyingoa3251]

i hv c5c6 disc extrusion..a fragment has fallen into spinal canal..doctors said it wont mattter much..i think he is afraid of surgery..I hv full strength in my body except in night when i sleep i feel a bit weakness in legs and hands...plz tell me ur experince of how it started and when the real attach came when u got paralysed...didnt u had any surgery?..plz reply