Like when you hear about somebody being paralyzed from the neck/waist down, what’s behind that? Also, why is it so commonly those two spots?
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If you are paralyzed from the waist down its most likely because you had nerve damage in your back itself mainly lower back. For example if you were in a motorcycle accident and your lower back smashed against a tree or something. That could paralyze you waist down.
For neck down it would have to be nerve damage in your neck, n possibly upper back. But in your upper back there is a chance your arms will still work, or a arm. It all depends on where along the spine your nerve was damaged. An example of full body damage would be having your neck snapped just enough to cause it, or being hit In the back of the head or neck with a blunt object. Hope this helps
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