Their muscles flex to protect the bones in the neck’s spine, known as the cervical vertebrae. The same thing happens when a soccer player heads a ball. Before you fall backwards, your muscles instinctively tense up to protect your head and neck,” Otten said. “Picture that you’re playing a trust fall game at a work retreat. Image by Science Photo Library and Getty Images The spinal column is encased in muscle for support. Between each bone is thin disc of spongy cartilage that provides flexibility. The spine consists of 33 vertebrae bones that run like tightly-stacked rungs of a ladder from the base of the skull down to the tailbone. “If you’re talking about somebody with a normal spine, then you’d need tremendous willpower,” says Columbia University neurosurgeon Marc Otten. Fatally damaging a spine isn’t easy, and experts say if a cataclysmic blow did occur in the van, then it probably wasn’t done by intentionally banging his head. The injuries sustained to his spine during the trip led to his death, Mosby said. By the time he reached Central Booking, he was in cardiac arrest and no longer breathing. He was never buckled into a safety belt and his repeated requests for medical attention were denied, despite several stops. In detailing the events, she said Gray was handcuffed against the ground, arrested and then placed on his stomach in the van. Baltimore City’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby at a press conference today said that Freddie Gray “suffered a severe and critical neck injury” as a result of being handcuffed, shackled and unsecured inside a police van.
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