Re: Workers' Compensation
David C. Jones (jones(AT)tdl.com)
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 23:18:09 -0800
LuAnn Creed wrote:
>
> I guess I mean "trauma" to mean an external physical cause. I have cases
> where I have quadraplegics and paraplegics from fractures of the vertebrae
> causing direct damage to the spinal cord. My understanding of TM is that it
> affects the lining of the spinal cord, not the spinal cord itself. My quad
> and paras have no chance of recovering use of their extremities, their damage......
> is complete and irreversible.
This lining you refer to is the myelin. A fatty substance encasing the
axis cylinder of the nerve fibers. In your sufferers case the spinal
cord. If that's not part of the spinal cord, you need to speak to a
QUALIFIED neurologist. And get a definition of what is the spinal cord
and what isn't. Also there is no difference between a TM case and one of
your other spinal cord injury cases. TM can be just as disabilitating as
any other cause of trauma to the spinal cord. The damage can and in many
cases is considered irreversible. You do not seem to understand the
frustration of having a spinal cord injury. And not knowing the cause!
That is the question!!