Piloting a wheelchair with the power of the mind
Recent successful tests of neural prosthetics bring the devices closer to widespread use.
Paralyzed patients dream of the day when they can once again move...
Snow-boarders risk serious spine injuries
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Amateur snow-boarders who try to catch some air can put themselves at risk of paralyzing spinal cord injuries, warn...
Officer’s home gets makeover
REDONDO BEACH - The workers came early, armed with buckets and shovels, laboring hard for a pair of cops and a baby most had...
Physical therapy helps College Station woman regain use of arms
Shonnie Moore of College Station, paralyzed in a July 2005 traffic accident, has had to learn how to eat, bathe and live all over...
Bay Springs native nominated to Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame
BETHESDA, Md. – Mississippi-based motivational speaker and talk show host Greg Smith has been nominated for induction to the Spinal Cord Injury Hall of...
Banking your cord blood
Estimated to be a $2 billion market worldwide, cord blood storage market is now beginning to grow at a fast pace in India too,...
Body vibration therapy helps treat spinal cord injuries
DETROIT - Dayna Schultz looks as if there is an earthquake going on under her feet.
She stands ramrod-straight, teeth clenched, gripping a gray walker...
Student Society for Stem Cell Research Press Release
On Tuesday October 10, 2006, at schools across the nation, members of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research will hold Nothing is Impossible...
HealthSouth earns triple certification
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona has earned the Gold Seal of Approval by becoming America’s first triple-certified rehabilitation hospital.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of...
Professor Works to Increase Understanding of Spinal Cord Injuries
Every year about 11,000 people in the US suffer spinal cord injuries that will likely change their lives forever. More than half of these...
