On average, pregnant and nursing women in the U.S. consume 60-80 mg of DHA a day, from food and drink, which is only 20-25% of the recommended intake.* That's why DHA is one of the most important supplements for pregnancy.
The spinal cord coordinates the body's movement and sensation. Therefore, an injured cord loses the ability to send and receive messages from the brain to the body's systems that control sensory, motor, and autonomic function below the level of injury. Often, this results in some level of paralysis.
Primary Damage. Primary damage is defined as the immediate effects of an injury to the spinal cord. The broad effects of damage to the spinal cord depend on three main factors; the severity of the injury, the region of the spinal cord to which the injury occurred, and the type of nerve that is damaged. Primary spinal cord damage is most commonly the result of two types of injury: contusionâbruising of the spinal cord as a result of a blow or a fallâand compressionâdamage as a result of increased pressure, either from an external or an internal force.