House would shift burden of brain-injury research

INDIANAPOLIS -- The House passed a bill yesterday that will shift the cost of research for spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries to all...

Kevin Everett steps into the spotlight in new book ‘Standing Tall’

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills as a passcatching tight end, Kevin Everett’s career stats would seem disappointing: two catches for three yards. But Everett has...

Helping Hands teaches Needham students about safety, with the help of a monkey

Needham - Marie Waitkevich is trying to talk seriously about the importance of wearing a helmet, but a small monkey keeps banging a walnut...

After Spinal Cord Injury, Ohio State Program Gives Hope

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An innovative training device being used at The Ohio State University Medical Center may lead to improved mobility and quality of...

Sex Life Still Alive for Physically Challenged

GLENCOE, Minn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sexuality does not end when a person experiences the effects of a spinal cord injury. Issues of meeting...

Determined to Recover

Every once in a while, a story reaches out and inexplicably grabs a hold of you. I was surfing the 2008 mountain bike models...

Medical Marvel

Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to...

Paralyzed woman helps raise funds for research

CUMBERLAND - A Cumberland woman who sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury six years ago is using her abilities to help deal with her...

Kevin Everett slated for ‘Oprah’ and ‘Good Morning America’ to promote his new book

The story of his recovery moves to a wider stage Everyone has been amazed by Kevin Everett’s remarkable recovery from a serious spinal cord injury....

Paralyzed Veterans of America’s First Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury...

RICHMOND, Va. — Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) first Vocational Employment Counseling Center for veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI), which opened in...