Types of Paralyzing Injuries
While treatment may prove beneficial in lessening the severity of a person’s paralysis, these injuries are usually permanent. Paralysis can impact one or multiple limbs, or the entire body, depending on the location of the spinal cord damage. Paralysis can occur for variety of reasons, such as an injury at birth, motorcycle crash, auto accident, or violent act.
There are several distinct types of paralysis, each of which indicates the body region where there is loss of use and sensation. Quadriplegia is the most severe form of paralysis, involving complete loss of mobility in all limbs. Monoplegia is when a single extremity becomes paralyzed while hemiplegia is paralysis of a single side. A person can also experience paralysis from the waist down only, which is known as paraplegia.