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Spinal Cord Injury News Articles

Weakened legs may indicate a spinal disk problem

Q. My dog “Roger” can’t use his left rear leg and now it looks as if his other rear leg is getting weak. What...

Toyota Donates Sienna Rampvan to Paralyzed Veterans of America

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) today received the donation of a 2004 Toyota Sienna Rampvan from Toyota Motor...

Accident can’t break jockey’s spirit

Marta Loveland is recovering from injury at Les Bois CALDWELL — Marta Loveland's racing career is over, but she longs for the day when she...

He’s still Close to perfect

For years Chuck Close has reduced faces into paintings and prints of shorthand data: Noses become dots and dashes, eyes dissolve into a mosaic...

Opening my eyes to life in a chair

They say you should never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That's why I found myself in a wheelchair...

Glimmers of hope as scientists continue their search for the ‘next big thing’

Are stem cells the holy grail for medical research? Donna Chisholm reports on the scientific advances that might help in the battle against disease. If Dr...

Benefit to aid infant with rare disease

WALLINGFORD — Jonathan Narducci was born a happy and healthy baby, but after seven months all that changed in an instant. Last May, Paul Narducci...

The big picture for John Rotche has never looked brighter

A devastating injury ended his football career, but life's turns are bringing him great joy and success It doesn't take much for John Rotche to...

Uncharted waters

Tim Swieckowski is a quadriplegic, but a specially designed boat allows him to be one of the few who sail on their own. SAND KEY...

Gents coping with ‘devastating blow’

As Pat Culley lies in a Boston hospital bed paralyzed from the chest down with a spinal cord injury suffered last Saturday during a...