Cupertino Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
Glossary
Van Der Walde & Associates is a successful Northern California spinal cord injury law firm. Our California spinal cord injury attorneys are dedicated to protecting the legal rights of spinal cord injury victims. Our team of experienced spinal cord injury lawyers, paralegals, and administrative staff work as a team to efficiently represent your spine injury case. If you or a loved one was injured by another party’s negligence resulting in a spinal cord injury, please contact an experienced Northern California spinal cord injury attorney at Van Der Walde & Associates immediately.
The following are spinal cord injury terms which you may find helpful if you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury:
Ambulation - Walking with or without using assistive aids, such as crutches.
Central Nervous System - Part of the nervous system which includes the spinal cord and the brain.
Cervical Spine - Seven vertebrae located in the upper spine area (neck).
Diplegia - Paralysis which occurs to the same region of the body on both sides; paralysis of either both arms or both legs.
Hemiparesis - Weakness occurring to only one side of the body.
Hemiplegia - Paralysis which affects one side of the body; paralysis of either the right or left side of the body.
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury - When a spinal cord injury victim can experience some sensation or has some amount of control of the body below the area in which the spine was injured.
Laminectomy - An operation which is performed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord.
Lumbar Spine - The strongest part of the spine, which is made up of five spinal vertebrae located in the lower back.
Monoplegia - Paralysis that occurs in one limb; paralysis of either one arm or one leg.
Paralysis - The inability for a person to move one or more limbs, typically resulting from nerve damage.
Paraplegia - Partial or complete paralysis of the legs.
Quadriparesis - Weakness in all four limbs (both arms and legs) due to disease or injury of the spinal cord.
Quadriplegia (Tetraplegia) - Paralysis which occurs to all four limbs; paralysis of both arms and both legs.
Rehabilitation - Numerous services that provide a person with the assistance to treat a disability, relearn skills, and function with a disability.
Sacrum (or Sacral) Vertebra - One of five pelvic bones that connects to the lumbar vertebra.
Spacticity - A condition in which muscles are hyperactive and make involuntary and uncontrollable jerking movements.
Spinal fusion - Surgery on the spinal cord in which metal rods or bone grafts are used to fuse an injured person’s vertebrae together.
Spinal Shock - A bodily response to a spinal cord injury which may last for hours or days, in which blood pressure may rise and bowel and bladder functions are impaired.
Thoracic Spine - Twelve vertebrae of the chest which are separated and cushioned by flat cartilage pads.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a spine injury in California, please contact a California Spine Injury attorney at Van Der Walde & Associates to discuss your spinal cord injury case.
