“The World I Come From”
An extraordinary college essay written by Gabrielle Schneiderman about the day of her brother's car accident and the emotional response their family had to it.
One...
Spinal Cord Injury Survivors: You May be Eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits
Spinal cord injuries change lives forever. If you or someone you love suffer from paralysis, quadriplegia, a spinal disorder, or another type of spinal...
The Injury Co-Op: Smoothing Bumps on Road to Recovery
On June 17, 2000 Dana Guest’s life was forever changed when she was involved in a car accident and sustained a traumatic spinal cord...
Guide helps people with spinal injuries get fit
As a younger man, Jake Lawless would tell friends that if they had a car accident with him as a passenger, they had better...
There’s Nothing Like the Voice(s) of Experience
A spinal cord injury affects the entire family. For families who are dealing with a new spinal cord injury, there is often a sense...
Learning to Drive Again After a Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/2PV0vs6Fbq8
Courtney regains independence after a spinal cord injury by learning how to drive again.
To learn more about Sharp's physical therapy and rehabilitation programs,...
The Medical Minute: Spinal Cord Injury — A Focus on Restoring Function
Imagine that you are driving home from work today when you are involved in a head on collision with an SUV. Life Lion flies...
10 Spine Surgeons Focusing on Spinal Cord Injury
Here are 10 spine surgeons who have a clinical and research interest in spinal cord injury.Â
Dirk H. Alander, MD (Saint Louis University). Dr. Alander...
Anatomy of the Spinal Cord and How it Works
https://youtu.be/zxpb1-okVig
This video discuss the anatomy of the spine. It is part of the DVD series "Understanding Spinal Cord Injury" created by Shepherd Center. Visit...
Aquatic therapy
Ancient Egyptians knew it, Greek philosopher and writer Hippocrates was talking about it over 2,400 years ago and physicians of the Roman Empire recommended...
