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unrelenting, progressive nature of these devastating degenera-
tive diseases has motivated the search for therapies that could
slow down or arrest the downward course experienced by most
patients, and even more desirable would be a therapy that
could actually reverse the neuronal damage. Transcranial light
therapy is considered to have the potential to accomplish these
goals.
35.4.4.4 Spinal Cord Repair
e spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nerves that is
an extension of the central nervous system from the brain and is
enclosed in and protected by the bony vertebral column. Spinal
cord injuries (SCI) can be caused by trauma to the spinal col-
umn. e vertebral bones or intervertebra ...