Moving Forward after Spinal Cord Injury DVD

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Moving Forward after Spinal Cord Injury...

Spinal Cord Injury

An injury to the spinal cord could result in a catastrophic permanent disability to the patient. Approximately 10,000 new cases of spinal cord injury...

More on stem cell research

What are stem cells? Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Serving as a sort of...

Satisfaction with technological equipment in individuals with tetraplegia following spinal cord injury

OBJECTIVE: To measure the acquisition, use and satisfaction with high technology equipment by spinal cord injured tetraplegic subjects. DESIGN AND SETTING: A questionnaire was...

Transplanted fat cells restore function after spinal cord injury

Fat cells treat spinal cord injury Tampa, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2008) – A study published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.17, No. 8)...

Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord

Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible Editor's Note: This story, originally printed...

Mind Power and Artificial Connection Used to Move Paralyzed Limbs

Scientists recently succeeded in stimulating paralyzed muscles through an artificial connection. In time the breakthrough by scientists at the University of Washington (UW) could...

Spinal cord injury lawyer on paralysis

Spinal cord injuries cripple around eleven thousand people in the United States each year. Oftentimes, the victim’s injuries result in permanent paralysis, an injury...

Improving schools’ support for children with spinal cord injury

This research study was carried out by the Thomas Coram Research Unit, the Institute of Education at the University of London between January and...

The First 72 Hours After SCI: Clinical Practice Guidelines

The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine has released "Early Acute Management in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury," a guide to managing the critical first...