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'I went in for a tackle and heard my neck snap'

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69% Informative

Luke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament on the Isle of Wight in July 2023 .

He is one of several patients receiving specialist rehabilitation treatment at Salisbury Hospital's Spinal Treatment Centre .

As the unit marks its 40th anniversary , BBC South spent six months with the staff and patients.

Annamarie Burson broke three vertebrae in her spine when she fell down a flight of stairs.

She is now able to walk with support and move into an extra care unit in Romsey , Hampshire .

During her time at the unit, her teenage daughter had to move in with her grandmother.

Her father passed away and she is struggling to find somewhere to live with her daughter again.

VR Score

59

Informative language

49

Neutral language

68

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

31

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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