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Aiko Nakagawa

Aiko Nakagawa, RN, CCRN, is a staff nurse on a spine and trauma intermediate care unit in Indianapolis, Indiana. She manages bedside care for patients recovering from acute vertebral fractures and cervical injuries. Nakagawa also writes about spinal trauma and recovery for Biology Insights.

What Is Nerve Impingement? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Where Is S1 in the Spine? Location and Function Explained
What Is Traumatic Spondylopathy? Causes and Treatments
How to Fix Cervical Instability: Treatments & Procedures
Cervical Spinal Injury: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
How Serious Is a C6 Fracture? Prognosis and Recovery
Can You Walk if Your Back Is Broken?
Skeletal Injuries: Types, Causes, and Treatment Options
How Serious Is a C1 Fracture? Risks and Outlook
What Is Spinal Instability? Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
Where Is T3 on the Spine and What Are Its Functions?
Cervical Spondylolisthesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Axial Loading of the Spine: Causes, Risks, and Support
A Facet Fracture: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
What Is Cervical Facet Arthropathy?
T4 Fracture: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Can You Die From a Broken Back? Fatality Risks Explained
How Serious Is a Hemangioma on the Spine?
What Is Internal Decapitation? Causes, Signs & Outcomes
Congenital Narrowing of the Spinal Canal: Causes & Symptoms
What Does the L2 Vertebrae Control?
What Is a Herniation? Types, Causes, and Risks
What Is Muscular Atrophy? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Nucleus Pulposus: Function, Conditions, and Treatment
C4 Vertebrae Fracture: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recovery
Posterior Annular Tear: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
How Long Does a Bruised Spine Take to Heal?
What Happens When You Break Your Neck at C5?
T9 Hemangioma: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Can You Walk With a Fractured Spine?