Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

The Brain and the Spinal Cord, constitute the Central Nervous System of our body. Each and every function of our body is controlled by these two supreme powers. They have interconnected tracts between them that carry messages to and fro from the brain to the spinal cord and vice versa. A simple example of this coordinated function can be seen when we touch a hot object and immediately remove our hands. This action and reaction involve the spinal cord taking the message (Sensory) to the brain about the hot object and the brain directing to remove the hand immediately (Motor). This action reaction takes even less than a fraction of a second and happens in the most coordinated and sophisticated networked manner. Any kind of blunt, blow or direct injury to these two structures can jeopardize the entire sensory-motor system of our body.