Brain-controlled, non-invasive muscle stimulation allows chronic paraplegics to walk
In another major clinical breakthrough of the Walk Again Project, a nonprofit international consortium aimed at developing new neurorehabilitation protocols, technologies, and therapies for spinal cord injury, two patients with paraplegia regained the ability to walk with minimal assistance, via a fully non-invasive brain-machine interface that does not require the use of any invasive spinal cord surgical procedure. The results of this study appeared in the May 1 issue of Scientific Reports.
How to cope with your spinal cord injury – 8 tips for newly injured...
8 do’s and don’t s on how to cope with your new spinal cord injury.
Quadriplegic mother over comes the odds; reaches goals
BENTON, Ark.-A Benton mother not letting an injury stop her from reaching her goals.
Jen Goodwin suffered a spinal cord injury from a boating accident 11 years ago.
She has her dream job and enjoying life with her son Beckham!
Quadriplegic vs. Paraplegic | What’s the difference?
Cole & Charisma put together a video explaining the difference between quadriplegia and paraplegia.
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Neurologic Changes After Injury
“It is devastating and it’s a whole new world. Everything is doable, you just have to figure it out.”
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Bladder Management
A spinal cord injury can affect nearly every bodily function.
Xbox Adaptive Controller’s next mission is helping veterans game again
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a pretty impressive piece of kit, and though its uses in helping people with limited mobility game against are clear, it has a new mission. Microsoft announced today that the Xbox Adaptive Controller will be heading to a number of VA rehabilitation facilities around the country. There, it’ll be used in therapy for injured veterans and help them play games again.
Microsoft has partnered with the VA to get the Xbox Adaptive controller into those VA rehab centers. At first, Microsoft will supply controllers, consoles, and games to 22 VA medical centers across the country, with the goal of reintroducing gaming to veterans who have suffered amputations, spinal cord injuries, or neurological injuries.
This 91-year-old veteran created the first dog wheelchair, saving thousands of animals
“Dogs, cats, snakes, anything. People fall in love with them. There’s no replacement. They fill a chunk of life that no other being can.”
Australian scientist working on cure for spinal cord injury
Professor Bryce Vissel from the University of Technology Sydney wants “no less than a cure” for spinal cord injury patients.
Childhood Friends, Paralyzed at Different Times, Turn to Fitness and Each Other For Support
A twist of fate brought these friends closer than they had ever been.
CJ Bellamy, 29, and David Kellam, 30, were both paralyzed in separate incidents years apart, but now the childhood friends have banded together as workout partners and encourage each other daily.
