Spinal cord injuries typically present with a few key symptoms, including:
- Changes in strength.
- Exaggerated reflex activities.
- Pain caused by damage to the nerve fibres in the spinal cord.
- Changes in sexual function and fertility.
- Loss of bowel or bladder control.
- Altered or complete loss of sensation, including the inability to differentiate between hot/cold.
- Numbness or extreme tingling/loss of sensation in feet, toes, hands and fingers.
- Difficulty breathing, coughing or ability to clear own secretions from lungs.