C5 spine injury

C5 Spine Injury. Nonsurgical treatments are often tried first for pain that stems from c5 c6. The most common cervical spinal injuries involve c4 or c5. A burst fracture usually indicates severe trauma to vertebral body that typically injures the c6 spinal cord situated at the c5 vertebrae and also the c4 spinal roots that exits the spinal column between. Exercises are a part of physical therapy for these conditions.

Will need assistance with most activities of daily living but once in a power wheelchair can move from one place to another independently. Nonsurgical treatment for c5 c6. Nonsurgical treatments are often tried first for pain that stems from c5 c6. An injury to the spinal cord at the c5 c6 level may cause pain weakness or paralysis in the arms and or legs. C5 spinal cord injury patients are at risk of experiencing autonomic dysreflexia which is primarily characterized by a sudden spike in blood pressure when areas below the level of injury encounter a noxious stimulus. A burst fracture usually indicates severe trauma to vertebral body that typically injures the c6 spinal cord situated at the c5 vertebrae and also the c4 spinal roots that exits the spinal column between.

Exercises are a part of physical therapy for these conditions.

There may be loss of bowel and bladder control or breathing problems in some cases. The most common cervical spinal injuries involve c4 or c5. Nonsurgical treatments are often tried first for pain that stems from c5 c6. In rare cases surgery may be considered. Exercises are a part of physical therapy for these conditions. There may be loss of bowel and bladder control or breathing problems in some cases.