a young girl broke her neck. does all cases of a broken neck end with paralysis?


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no, only if the spinal cord is injured. i have a friend that broke his neck in a car accident. he had to wear a halo where they put screws in his head to hold his head in a stable position and he isn't paralyzed. he is fine now, and besides the scars at his hairline, and if you didn't know what they were from, you'd never know. best of luck to her.

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No. It depends on what nerves it his and how severe the damage is.
No, only if the nerves are severed permanently.
no
No, only if the spinal cord was severed.
nope some end in death
Nope.

Paralysis comes from a compromised spinal column, not a broken bone.

If her neck was held perfectly straight until the ambulance got there, paralysis becomes a 50-50 deal.
No, it depends on whether or not her spinal cord was injured.
nope it depends on which nerves are damaged....
nahhh don't worry, like mine i broke my neck years ago, ithought i will be gone too but guess wat im suffering Subluxation at C3/4 till now and its still intact... dont worry
No I had a good friend break his neck in a car accident and he wore A halo for I don't know how long, and he is fine, just a little arthritis.
THIS IS REALLY KIND OF MORBID ---- CAN YOU KEEP IT A BIT LESS DRAMATIC, PLEASE??
no not always
No. It depends on the damage to the spinal column and the nerves,
No. A co-worker broke his neck in a motorcycle wreck. He's okay now. Good as new. Lucky though.
Not all cases end up with paralysis, but most do. My brother in law broke his neck by flipping a tractor when he was young, and he is not paralyzed I hope she has the best of luck!!
no. hardly any broken backs or necks cause paralysis
No my husband broke his neck playing football in high school, they told my mil that he would be paralyzed and he was for a day, he healed and is fine.
No not all. It is possible to fracture the bones of the neck without seriously injuring the spinal cord.
Nope !! You can have really bad spinal injuries, and be fine, once the bones have healed. It just depends on whether your spinal cord was in the way, when your bones shattered. It's likely, but not a given.
Unfortunatly, some in in death. Many great people have been paralysed due to accidents and injuries. It's not your butt that makes the person---it's what's in the head and the heart.
My brother cracked C5 and they got him in traction right away. He was back on limited work in 6 weeks and full work in 3 months. It depends on if the bone shifts and severs the nerve. In his case the bone cracked but did not completely break.
Probably not. I mean I fell down the stairs once when I was younger, and landed on my back. Strangely enough, I don't remember much pain, despite hitting my neck and back kind of hard.

Many years later, I'm still doing okay, have full use of my body, and even served in the army. Maybe I just got lucky, but usually when I hear of people falling the way I did, it generally means they do become disabled (I still can't figure out how I escaped harm from that fall, hmm...)
Absolutely not! One of my best friends broke his neck in a car accident 20 years ago and he walks even though they told him he would never walk again. It depends on the damage to the spinal cord and the determination of the person to walk despite what they are told.
No but most likely there will be rehabilitation invovled .

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