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Mujahid Hospital, Madina Town, Susan Road, Faisalabad: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
IDC, 563-B, Satiana Road, Faisalabad: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
A spinal cord injury is a medical emergency. Management starts with keeping the spine still, checking breathing and blood pressure, and getting an urgent CT or MRI. Surgery may be needed to take pressure off the cord and stabilise broken bone. Rehabilitation then begins early, often while the patient is still in hospital.
A multidisciplinary approach to treating spinal cord injuries, including immediate stabilization, surgery, and rehabilitation. It aims to minimize further damage, restore function, and improve the quality of life for patients.
Comparing endoscopic and microdiscectomy, or comparing surgeons? Send your reports on WhatsApp and ask directly which approach fits your scan. A straight answer is faster than another week of searching.
Ask which fits my scanNobody can honestly promise an answer in the first days. Doctors first check whether the injury is complete or incomplete, meaning whether any feeling or movement is left below the level of injury. Incomplete injuries often recover to some degree. Recovery is slow and measured in months. Be careful of anyone who guarantees you will walk again.
No. Go straight to a hospital that has a CT scanner. Do not let anyone massage, pull, or set the neck or back after a fall or road accident. Manipulation can turn a bone injury into a cord injury. Keep the person flat, support the neck, and move them on a hard board if no ambulance is available.
No. Some fractures are stable and heal with a brace, rest, and close monitoring. Surgery is considered when the cord or nerves are being squeezed, when the spine is unstable, or when weakness is getting worse. The scan and the neurological examination decide this together. Pain level alone does not decide it.
Cost varies widely with the level of injury, whether implants are used, days in ICU, and how much rehabilitation is needed. Ask for a written estimate in PKR before admission, and ask what is not included, such as ICU stay, implants, and physiotherapy. Keep that paper so the whole family can plan together.
Rehabilitation is the long part. Bladder care, chest physiotherapy, turning every two hours to prevent bed sores, and daily limb exercises start in hospital and continue at home. Families travelling back to other districts in Punjab should train one relative before discharge. Ask the physiotherapist to show you turning and catheter care yourself.
Ask about your own scan. Send your MRI or X-ray on WhatsApp and get a straight answer on whether surgery is needed at all.
Dr. M. Abdur Rehman is a consultant neurosurgeon in Faisalabad. Send your scan on WhatsApp and ask what it actually shows.
Two clinics in Faisalabad, each with its own timing. Mujahid Hospital, Madina Town, Susan Road, Faisalabad: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. IDC, 563-B, Satiana Road, Faisalabad: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Message before travelling to check availability on the day.