Paraplegia is paralysis of the lower body below the abdomen that is usually due to an accident or negligence on the actions of another. Many paraplegia injuries occur during everyday life and are due to three main factors, workplace injury, auto accidents and sporting accidents. The work place and auto injuries tend to occur more in older populations while the sport and athletic injuries occur in younger populations. Another damaging factor that one must consider with paraplegia injuries is the immense lifestyle changes and costs that come with the injury.

Many people reported being employed before the injury; however 50% of people whom are injured cannot go back to their job. Wages are lost and medical bills build up; the costs incurred when a person suffers a spinal cord injury are greatest during the first year. Mortality rates are also higher among people with spinal cord and paraplegia injuries and both groups are marked by a shorter life expectancy.

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