Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that disrupts the transmission of signals between the brain and the body, resulting in loss of movement, sensation, or autonomic function below the level of the injury. It most often results from traumatic events such as motor vehicle crashes, falls, sports injur…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 46× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2694-1201 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that disrupts the transmission of signals between the brain and the body, resulting in loss of movement, sensation, or autonomic function below the level of the injury. It most often results from traumatic events such as motor vehicle crashes, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence, though non-traumatic causes including tumors, infections, and degenerative conditions also occur. Depending on the location and completeness of the injury, the consequences can range from partial weakness to complete paralysis, and they may affect breathing, bladder and bowel control, and other essential functions, often producing lifelong disability. Because the central nervous system has limited capacity to regenerate, much research focuses on protecting surviving tissue, preventing secondary damage, supporting rehabilitation, and exploring strategies to promote repair, including the biology of myelinating oligodendrocytes and the signaling pathways that govern neural regeneration. Spine and Neuroscience publishes peer-reviewed work relevant to these themes, including a systematic review of spinal cord injuries in equestrian athletes examining incidence, risk factors, and outcomes, and a study of oligodendrocyte development and Wnt signaling relevant to nervous-system repair. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to spinal cord injury.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 46 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Spinal Cord Injury, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Spine and Neuroscience (ISSN 2694-1201).

Journal editorial board
Barbara Poletti · Italy Ian James Martins · Australia Domenico Chirchiglia · Italy

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