Matthew 9:2, Common English Bible.
To injure the spine and what it protects, the spinal cord, upends a life in an instant.
If you break your neck with the cord crushed, everything below it may no longer move or feel. If you break your back with the cord crushed, everything below the torso may no longer move or feel.
Spinal Cord Basics. The central nervous system (CNS) is divided into the brain and the spinal cord. The latter begins at the base of the brain at the back of the head. If the brain is protected by the skull, the spinal cord is shielded from damage by a tower of bone blocks called