Spine question?inflammation or injury? what is the difference?

ok what is the difference between----
a spine injury and inflammation of the spine?
i am wondering because i was injured in a car accident and the docs are telling me that it is just by coincidence the inflammation came on my spine by a autoimmune disorder and not a injury so he diganosed me with transverse myelitis just dont make sence my spine is swollen but i was hurt.... whiplash i am just so confused anyone with any ideas?
ohh btw transverse myelitis is caused by like diseases like chicken pox-some times baterial-a viral infection-sjogren's syndrome-multiple sclerosis things like that i have none of those i cant even remember the last time i was sick even with a cold..
P.S.
i have had 3-4 family doctors look at me
4 neuro's doctors
1 bone doctor
1 bladder doctor
1 oncology doctor
and 1 rhuma doctor
so i have had many second oppinions and some say it was trauma and some say it is a immune disorder which all my blood work came back great!! no bacteria! no infections!

yes i have had MRI's and CT SCANS
i actually seen the pictured of my MRI of my spine i can see right where it is swollen at( T6 through T9 ) i have so much nerve damage that i know i will not recover ever

OK, first of all as an RN I am less-than-impressed with physicians lately, especially family practice. A spinal injury is just that - caused by an injury or trauma to the area. Inflammation is just swelling, whether caused by trauma, bacteria, virus, or any multitude of sources. If your labwork is normal, I find it hard to believe that it is autoimmune. Labwork would confirm an autoimmune disorder. Have you had a CT scan or MRI? If you were in an accident it is very likely to be the cause of your inflammation. It takes very little impact to cause trauma to the spine and once damage is done it can be very hard to reverse. Some people unfortunately never return to their baseline. Perhaps you need to see a physical therapist. They can do wonders in that area. Hope this helps!

An injury triggers inflammation. An auto immune is commonly triggered by injury as the immune system becomes stressed and sends a blue print to the immune system to attack self.

Doctors can manage it but there is no cure with autoimmune.

The body has the ability to correct itself with the proper nutritional tools, but doctors do not practice nutrition. They have an optional nutrition course for about 4 hours and that's it.

Accredited nutrition books first year states that artificial sweeteners are o.k., so really... when approaching nutrition you'd better be investigating the alternative because its a whole new ball game, because the truth is that nutrition works.

Its a process to get well, but it just depends on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go in gaining knowledge on how to get to the cause of the problem.

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