A quadriplegic’s account of getting a Baclofen pump

Meet Zack Collie, a C4 quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident in 2010. Like a large percentage of those with a spinal cord injury, he has been dealing with crazy out-of-control body spasms. Early on in his injury, the doctors told him they would eventually go away or subside. They never did and slowly got worse. Nighttime became even more difficult because his legs would kick up and then fall over to the side, forcing him to call his mom in the middle of the night to help straighten his legs back out. Finally, the spasms became so strong that they would cause him to fall out of his wheelchair and he knew it was time to act.

“I first heard about the baclofen pump a few years ago but wasn’t interested because it was an invasive surgery, which means they put it in your body,” recalls Zack. You can read the rest of this article HERE.