Our Mission
Cauda Equina Foundation, Inc. serves to improve the quality of life and care for individuals living with cauda equina syndrome and associated disorders.
Vision
Cauda Equina Foundation's vision is to eradicate the devastating neurological deficits caused by cauda equina syndrome.
What We Aim to Do
Cauda Equina Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit organization, serves to improve the quality of life and care for individuals living with cauda equina syndrome. Cauda Equina Syndrome is a spinal nerve root injury that can cause bladder and bowel incontinence, leg weakness, sexual dysfunction, chronic pain, and even paralysis; especially when left untreated. Cauda Equina Syndrome is misdiagnosed MOST of the time as general back pain. This leaves these individuals with new challenges to be functioning members of society and it affects every aspect of their lives from relationships, parenting, and the ability to financially care for themselves and their families.
Further, Cauda Equina Syndrome is not well understood in the medical community so treatment in the post-surgical and chronic phase consists of symptom management, which lacks research for treatment guidance. There is no known cure, only early detection and treatment can improve patient outcomes.
Further, Cauda Equina Syndrome is not well understood in the medical community so treatment in the post-surgical and chronic phase consists of symptom management, which lacks research for treatment guidance. There is no known cure, only early detection and treatment can improve patient outcomes.