Is your son in the hospital? Tell us a little about what's going on with him. Is he paralyzed? A break at C5 is better than a break higher up for sure, at least for healing. I'm sure the drs. are waiting for the injury swelling to subside before they can really do anything.

My spinal cord was almost totally pinched off at C5, non injury. It was corrected with surgery (2 weeks from onset).

Give us a little more info please so we can give you better information.

Linda