Quadriplegic lawyer from Thunder Bay, Ont., reaches North Pole
A lawyer from the northern Ontario city of Thunder Bay has become the first known quadriplegic to reach the North Pole.
David Shannon, 46, who...
Wearable robotic suit could help disabled to walk
Cyborg-type exoskeleton for use after strokes, spinal cord injuries
A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people...
Learning to live a new kind of life
Gothenburg teen with spinal cord injury learns about change
She’s paralyzed from her belly button to her toes but Aubrey Freeze was more than ready...
Injured hockey player, Derek Zike, recovering well
Ann Arbor -- Derek Zike and his family do not shy from stating the truth.
Derek's life will never be "normal" again.
But normal is a...
Bad to the bone
After trampoline flip nearly paralyzes Oswego teen, he and surgeon warn to think first before jumping into play
Kameron Botka of Oswego says he has...
Axons Necessary For Voluntary Movement Regenerated
For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal...
New Common Pathway in Neurodegenerative Disease Is a Possible Door to a Point of...
(AScribe Newswire) -- A just-out study suggests that what keeps chronic nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and ALS going - until they...
Friends of quadriplegic donate bike
MEDINA — With a little help, Bill Phillips was able to get out of his wheelchair and start using a new cross-training exercise machine...
A walking miracle: Swampscott’s Tom Smith overcame an injury that nearly put him in...
No one was sure if Tom Smith was going to be able to chase down the skater that had slipped away from the pack...
Stem Cell Transplants Give Ray of Hope To Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The spinal cord injury patient cases do not only highlight the life-saving benefits of stem cell treatment, they also provide a boost to the...
