I've chosen to write my report on paraplegia. Paraplegia is paralys of the legs and lower body, and is caused by damage to the lower spinal cord. Spinal cord injury resulting in Paraplegia or Quadriplegia is most often caused by a severe accident. Statistics show that the majority of Paraplegics and Quadriplegic sustain their injury from road accidents, and these along with diving and other sporting accidents affect many young people for the rest of their lives. Spinal injury, resulting in Paraplegia and Quadriplegia, can also occur if the spinal cord is damaged through a disease, which ca…