| After a 6 month search, in May of 2008, Silas | | | | which transmits motor and sensory information from |
| answered Gary's call with fervour & experience, they | | | | and to the brain to the remainder of the body. It is |
| agreed to incorporate their web-sites to better serve | | | | enclosed by bony rings called vertebrae. The column |
| the spine Injury community. Their concepts & their | | | | of nerves and bones that travel from the brain to |
| goals fitted each others sites seamlessly, so it was | | | | the tail bone make up the spinal cord. The protective |
| only natural for them to mix sites & proceed using | | | | bony structure is the spine. An injury to the spine |
| the name Paralinks : WheelChair country. Now 9 | | | | may lead to the bones round the spine to break and |
| months after Gary & Silas connected, the transition is | | | | press against the spine, which can cause damage to |
| complete. Gary will remain in the background playing a | | | | the nerves, affecting movement and sensation. |
| minor role in the operation of the site. | | | | Damage to the spine and nerves can happen without |
| The spinal nerve is the major collection of nerves | | | | damage to the bones. |