SACRAL REGION:

Injuries at the sacral level mainly affect leg functioning, and bowel, bladder, and sexual function.

Other effects of SCI at all levels can include low blood pressure, inability to regulate blood pressure effectively, reduced control of body temperature, and inability to sweat below the level of injury.

Spinal cord injuries at all levels can also cause chronic pain that is due to nerve damage. The pain may be felt below the level of injury due to dysfunction in the central nervous system called neuropathic pain.