Rolling Like a Celebrity-Ms. Wheelchair NJ 2009

Santina Muha not only rolls like a celebrity, she is a celebrity! She also plays an active role in the disability community.  Santina is a guest...

City to host Ms. Wheelchair America pageant this weekend

A diverse group of women from 27 states -- college students, volunteers, office workers, grandmothers -- will gather in Rapid City this week to...

Ricky “Bobby” James: a Remarkable Story of Perseverance

He lives by the one word: Perseverance. His goals and dreams are being fulfilled with each challenge that comes his way. He has raced in...

Wheelchair Recycler gives people mobility back

Getting Camy Stark to Bible class used to be difficult for her parents, Josh and Lori. The 5-year-old from Moore, Okla., has caudal regression...

If wayne saves one, it’s worth it

Jumping off the jetties at Hervey Bay might be all fun and games for local kids - until someone gets hurt. In an effort to...

Metabolites Offer Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury

Nitric oxide metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid correlate with injury severity and motor recovery (HealthDay News) -- The concentration of nitric oxide metabolites in the...

Sports Illustrated features quadriplegic on cover

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is one of the biggest players in the spinal cord injury research arena (not counting the Reeve Foundation,...

Human tests of Geron’s spinal-cord medication put on hold

In a setback for Menlo Park-based Geron, the company announced Tuesday that federal authorities have put on hold its groundbreaking test on people of...

Flying Against the Odds

In 2004, a skydiving accident left Jim Carlaccini with a T-12 complete spinal cord injury. Always having an interest for aviation since a young...

Michele Lee’s Spinal Cord Injury Patient Story

Michele Lee, 26, is a woman with a good job, an apartment in the city, a talent for painting and an independent, adventurous spirit....