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Spinal cord injuries associated with increased risk of heart disease

Vancouver – New research from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation may help explain why people with spinal...

Keefer family of Newberry Township to be featured on ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ on...

Brian Keefer expects a lot of tears when he and his family watch the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” on Friday, accompanied by...

Paraplegic guitar builder in tune with his craft

Orders for custom built guitars are backed up these days for Mike Trelenberg, a luthier from 100 Mile House who now makes his home...

U.S. Health Care System Doesn’t Meet Needs of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Studies...

New research highlights disparities in access for patients and lack of awareness about spinal cord injury by health care providers ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 23,...

Scuba Diving Improves Function of Body, Mind in Vets with Spinal Cord Injury

--Johns Hopkins researchers find ‘dramatic’ results in small preliminary study Newswise — A small group of veterans with spinal cord injuries who underwent a four-day...

Steve’s 20th Anniversary Glider Flight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox6QIB0jDhs August 11th, 2011 marked the 20th anniversary since a traumatic spinal cord injury put me in a wheelchair. No, can't use my arms or...

US court victory for embryonic stem cell research

A District Court judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to ban federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research....

“One Door At A Time” Written by Melanie Winkler D’Andrea about her Husband’s Spinal...

Melanie reaches out to caregivers like herself who were dealt a life-changing event as she relates the story of her husband's spinal cord injury...

Plea to game developers: Add button remapping to your games!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK5kCaGk1CY Sign the Petition Here: http://www.petitiononline.com/cu5t0m/petition.html What Is Custom Button reMapping? Remapping is the ability to move button assigned actions on a controller to any button a...

How wheelchair skills can give you independence

Life in a wheelchair isn't as limiting as you'd expect, once you've learned the moves The first time I got into a wheelchair I felt...