Monthly Archives: March 2006
Student sees personal stake in stem-cell topic
From where Jeff McCaffrey sits — in a wheelchair — he is in the race of his life.
He sees as challengers any groups opposing...
Hypothermia treatment helps officer walk again
Doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital successfully used a new procedure to help Miami Police Officer Manny Gomez walk again after he suffered a spinal...
Garden Therapy
Planting the seeds of success
Recovering from a stroke or a spinal cord injury takes time, patience, and a lot of hard work. But some...
Improving Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries: New $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Comprehensive Rehabilitation...
Georgetown To House One of Only Six Similar NIH-Funded Programs in the Country
March 6, 2006, Washington, DC — Each year, nearly 11,000 Americans suffer...
As new budget is considered, fight is on for federal funding
WASHINGTON - The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center in Short Hills, N.J., is mobilizing a big political effort to fight President Bush's...
Jesse’s Story on Tour – Overcoming Adversity
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 March, 2006 : - - For the past 10 years, Jesse’s entry into the world of public speaking came...
Colin Javens Spinal Injury Trust
Colin Javens, paralysed from shoulders down in an accident in 2000, used a tiny movement in one wrist to drive again and...
TRANSLATIONAL PAIN RESEARCH
Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury:
Almost every patient that suffers from a spinal cord injury suffers from pain. With each person, the pain varies in...
City Theatre casts actor who uses wheelchair in role of disabled character
Breaking Down Barriers
When handsome, California-blond Tobias Forrest steers his wheelchair onto the stage of City's Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio for this week's opening of...
Finding may lead to new therapy for nervous system disorders
Stem cells obtained from adult nasal passages can be transformed into nerve cells that restore mobility and function to rats with spinal cord injuries,...
