SCI Neurostimulation Research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Research led by Monica Perez, PhD, uses a noninvasive neurostimulation treatment to target synaptic connections in the spinal cord. In the process, it improves...
Gigi & Nate (Official Movie Trailer)
https://youtu.be/n_tgQ105coQ
A young man with a bright future suffers a near fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal...
Quadriplegic Artist, Tommy Hollenstein Creates NFT Painting for Charity
Tommy Hollenstein is an American Found Object Artist, and a master of fine, abstract art. A quadriplegic, resulting from a bicycle accident in 1985,...
Mason Ellis Finally Fixed His Health Issue – Quadriplegic (C5, C6, C7)
After suffering a spinal cord injury, there are a lot of secondary complications that go along with paralysis, such as pressure sores, muscle spasms,...
Software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences
Artificial intelligence, interpreting data from a device placed at the brain’s surface, enables people who are paralyzed or have severely impaired limb movement to...
Treating Bladder Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZ9HotQyrY&t=6s
Dr. Ken Gustafson and Dr. Dennis Bourbeau are using FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) to help spinal cord injury patients regain control of bladder and...
The Controller Project
The Controller Project recently ran a brilliant snap-on controller mods competition with Prusa Printers. This has gleaned 123 entries with potential to help physically Disabled people.
One...
‘This chair gives me my life back’ : Disabled passengers need airlines to handle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBxQxvmQE8s
Millions of Americans are traveling this week for the holidays. But for passengers with disabilities, the challenges of air travel can be significantly heightened.
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Meet Sam, The Quadriplegic Driver
https://youtu.be/hc6tUl0rMlY
High speed racing around a track without your hands or legs sounds impossible. Sam Schmidt, with the help of Arrow Electronics, defeats the odds....
‘Dancing Molecules’ Successfully Repair Severe Spinal Cord Injuries
After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks
Northwestern University investigators have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules”...
