Spinal cord injuries affect between four and five million Americans per year, and about 400,000 people are living with the effects of spinal cord injury right now. While spinal cord injuries are more prevalent among males between the ages of 16 and 30, when all is said and done spinal cord injuries affect people from all walks of life, of all ages. Women, children, and the elderly—in addition to young men—are affected by spinal cord injury.
