Spinal cord injury

What is SCI?

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is traumatic damage to the spinal cord, often leading to paralysis.

New cases each year

  • 12,500 new cases reported in 2015
  • 17,500 new cases reported in 2016

Source: National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Reported numbers rise each year.

No known cure

Most spinal cord injuries involve no recovery from paralysis, and there is no known cure. As the number of people living with SCI grows, helping them live independently matters more every year.

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