Course Description:

A spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating and challenging injuries that a person can face. This serious neurological trauma affects persons of any age and can be life changing.
Medical professionals need to understand how spinal cord injuries occur as well as the potential physical effects and syndromes related to this neurological injury. Medical professionals play an integral role in improving patient outcomes by customizing interventions to address deficits and educating patients and families to understand the effects of this damage to the spinal cord itself. This course will review the etiology of a spinal cord injury, expected acute course, and prognosis.