U of G Leaders to Spend Day in Wheelchairs to Raise Awareness
Several University of Guelph leaders will be spending June 4 in wheelchairs to help raise awareness of the upcoming Wheels in Motion event and...
A new approach to paralysis rehab
Book looks at family challenges
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects an estimated 12,000 people each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center....
2008 SCI Hall of Fame Nominations Open
National Spinal Cord Injury Association to be Honored at Abilities Expo
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations for the 2008 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame are...
Student innovations benefit patients
Every other weekday morning, a patient named Joe swims in the 12th-floor pool of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Having sustained a C6-C7 spinal...
One man’s quest to walk again
Editor's note: Paralysis after a spinal cord injury brings wrenching decisions: Do you accept it as permanent and adapt, or do you refuse to...
Surfer girl finds out how fragile life really is
Devyn Bisson, 15, suffers a spinal cord injury, gears up the courage to surf again.
HUNTINGTON BEACH She doesn't remember the man's name or much...
Motorsports Legends Richard and Kyle Petty Make ‘Pit Stop’ to Meet Paralyzed Veterans at...
Richard and Kyle Petty, in advance of the Crown Royal Presents Dan Lowry 400, May 3 at the Richmond (VA) International Raceway, will drop...
The Quest for a Cure: Paving the Way in Paraplegic Research
World's Leading Spinal Cord Scientists Meet in Salzburg, Austria
SANTA MONICA, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 28, 2008 -- The foremost spinal cord injury researchers from the U.S....
Spinal cord injury research hampered by animal models
Scientists say difficulty lies in extrapolating animal data to humans
Washington—Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that...
New stem cell therapy for spinal injuries
Namita's life came to a standstill the day she suffered a spinal cord injury 16 years ago. Bound to a wheelchair all these years,...
