GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A spinal cord injury can cause circulatory problems ranging from low blood pressure when you rise (orthostatic hypotension) to swelling of your extremities. These circulation changes can also increase your risk of developing blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis or a pulmonary embolus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Depression and Psychosocial Issues Emotional and behavioral problems may develop or worsen after a SCI. There is often a period of adjustment after a spinal cord injury. Sometimes feelings of sadness or anxiety may develop. In some cases, clinical depression may develop.

Detailed explanation-3: -A spinal cord injury can cause one or more symptoms, including: Numbness, tingling, or a loss of or changes in sensation in hands and feet. Paralysis that may happen immediately or develop over time as swelling and bleeding affects the spinal cord. Pain or pressure in your head, neck, or back.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spinal shock is the altered physiologic state immediately after a spinal cord injury (SCI), which presents as loss of spinal cord function caudal to the level of the injury, with flaccid paralysis, anesthesia, absent bowel and bladder control, and loss of reflex activity.