According to a study initiated by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are nearly 1 in 50 people living with paralysis -- approximately 6 million people. That's the same number of people as the combined populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. And that number is nearly 33% higher than previous estimates showed.
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Information about spinal cord injury – Learn about how spinal cord injuries occur, types of injuries, and other important information

FAQs – Get the answers to some common questions about spinal cord injury

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