Water skiing clinic opens fun of the sports to disabled
"It's all kind of freedom on those skis," said Mark Bugha, 28, from Finleyville in Washington County. "It's special for me because I never...
Syracuse VA Medical Center opens prosthetics lab, spinal cord clinic
Syracuse, NY -- The Syracuse VA Medical Center has opened a new outpatient rehabilitation clinic and a prosthetics lab to serve the growing number...
Blue food dye helps heal spinal cord injuries
WASHINGTON - A common and safe blue food dye might provide the best treatment available so far for spinal cord injuries, U.S. researchers reported...
Disabled slam stereotypes in quad rugby matches
The ear-arresting sound of metal crashing into metal filled Squire Recreation Center in Danville as men in Mad Max-style wheelchairs slammed into each other...
Updates on MS, stroke, spinal cord injury and more
New research in the area of regenerative medicine is coming out regularly. Here are some recent examples:
Researchers in Toronto and Saskatchewan are looking at...
Stem-Cell Breakthrough
It's a chilling thought. In the coming year, 130,000 people worldwide will suffer spinal-cord injuries—in a car crash, perhaps, or a fall. More than...
RHI Researchers Awarded $240,000 from Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Board
RHI RESEARCHERS AWARDED $240,000 FROM INDIANA SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH BOARD
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana announced today that two of...
Spinal Cord Injury Research Focus of Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Grant
Support from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation will allow a Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member to research whether neurally modified cells derived from...
Blackwell’s resolve shines through
Former softball star never says never
Tara Blackwell finished another workout Thursday at the Andrews Institute. All part of the process.
The routine stays consistent, just...
Craig Hospital remains in top 10
Englewood’s Craig Hospital was ranked as one of the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the hospital...
