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>> JUDY FORTIN: You may hear your loved one’s level of injury mentioned frequently. Level of injury refers to the location where the spinal cord is still functioning and is also called neurological level of injury. Doctors determine this by assessing the movement and sensation at or below a certain level on the spinal cord. The level of injury designation is a letter followed by a number that corresponds to the spinal nerves. Refer to this sub-chapter for information if your loved one has a thoracic level of injury from T1 to T12. T stands for thoracic and the numbers one through 12 correspond with the spinal nerves in that section of the spinal cord. Keep in mind that these are general guidelines for levels of injury, and your own, or your loved one’s injury may differ due to its individual type and severity. The level of independence achieved also has much to do with the patient’s hea