Rachelle Chapman, quadriplegic mother shares journey, answers tough questions in her new blog
It's been eight years since the night of Rachelle Chapman's Bachelorette party where a playful push into a pool left her quadriplegic.
Since then, Rachelle...
Spinal Neurons Grown From Stem Cells For First Time
Modern medicine has still not managed to crack the problem of spinal cord injuries that result in significant paralysis or loss of functional status.
There...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
In UCLA study, magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need for catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans...
A paraplegic scuba diver is helping disabled swimmers achieve their dreams
Nine years after a terrifying scuba accident crushed his spine, a paraplegic scuba diver is back in the water helping disabled divers.
Rich Osborn, 30,...
Man inspires change on cross-state wheelchair ride
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SPOKANE, Wash. - From Coeur d'Alene to the Cascades, one Washington man is going the distance to prove that everyone should be able to...
People with quadriplegia and paraplegia get a chance to experience paintball in an epic...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va - On Monday, a group of 20 quadriplegics and paraplegics in wheelchairs battled head-to-head on the paintball field to spread a...
Created Line of Spinal Cord Neural Stem Cells Shows Diverse Promise
Derived from human pluripotent stem cells, these diverse cells advance disease modeling and may provide new, scalable source of replacement cells for spinal cord...
Man now works at same hospital that treated him after his spine injury
A man who rehabilitated from a spinal cord injury at Craig Hospital now works there and is giving back to others.
Christopher Luna grew...
Learning to breathe, learning to move forward, learning to survive: The Billy Keenan story
Quadriplegic turned inspirational speaker: “When you’re faced with adversity, you have two basic choices. Curse the darkness or light a candle.”
Billy Keenan said he...
Resources to support safer bowel care for patients at risk of autonomic dysreflexia
Patients with spinal cord injury or neurological conditions may have neurogenic bowel dysfunction, which often means they depend on routine interventional bowel care, including...
