Know the Signs of Autonomic Dysreflexia!
What is Autonomic Dysreflexia? Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as hyperreflexia, represents over-activity of the Autonomic Nervous System causing an abrupt onset of excessively high blood pressure. Individuals’ with a spinal cord injury at T-6 level or above are usually at risk for Autonomic Dysreflexia. Autonomic Dysreflexia can develop quickly and is potentially life threatening and […]
What is a Spinal Cord Injury?
What is a Spinal Cord Injury???? A spinal cord injury usually begins with a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae. The damage begins at the moment of injury when displaced bone fragments, disc material, or ligaments bruise or tear into spinal cord tissue. Most injuries to the spinal cord do […]