How come a paralyzingly spine break shuts down pain/muscle operation, but not organs and other bodily functions?

458 views

In the case of a spinal break that causes someone to become paralyzed, why would organs and other bodily functions un-affected if the cause is a separation of the brain’s ability to communicate with the body? Does the brain not also subconsciously control breathing, heart beat, etc?

In: 159

13 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

It can happen. Had a cousin that jumped trying to kill himself and now had no control of his bladder or legs afterwards. He’s in therapy to bring back those connections. I imagine there was also some other organs affected but im not that close to him.

You are viewing 1 out of 13 answers, click here to view all answers.