Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a tumultuous event in the life of a victim. Being paralyzed from the neck down or waist down is bad as it is. To this is added the problems of managing urine and bowel incontinence, urinary tract infections, chest infections, bedsores, and so many other complications. Medical problems apart, the incapacitated breadwinner is without any income, faces mounting medical bills and is ostracized by society. Spinal Cord Injury is more than a simple paralysis - it is the death knell of even the wealthy, as the family slips into poverty. There is no state security and insurance companies balk at paying bills. So what can be done? Broadly there are two issues - Medical and Social. Lots can be done medically for the victim. There are two components to the injury - a fracture of the spine and an injury to the nerves in the spinal canal. Which of the two is more important? It is the Spinal Cord Injury. The fracture is the appendage of the neurological c...
Dr. H N Bajaj is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a degree of MS in Orthopaedics, & a Diploma in Orthopaedics, specializing in spine surgery and working in Delhi at Max Healthcare & Medharbour Hospital in Gurgaon. He is a graduate of the prestigious KMC, Manipal, & a member of the Faculty as well. He has worked in UK, Australia, & Malaysia before returning to India.