Monthly Archives: August 2006
Everyone is a Player
The paralyzed patients at Rehab Hospital are taught how to relearn their skills and sports
DAWNA ZANE has won the marathon in Honolulu, paddled in...
A cruel joke, a broken spine, a new purpose
Pedro Toala, soaked with human waste and blue-ish chemicals, could hear the kids laughing outside the portable toilet they had just tipped over.
Toala was...
The spinal cord – The brain and body connector
The spinal cord is the all-important switchbox that connects the brain with the body. It's like a big bundle of wires entering a telephone...
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center has over 50 years of experience providing quality care for persons with physical disabilities. In the 1950's, Rancho...
Craig Hospital
Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is world renowned as a premier center for specialty Rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and...
Shepherd Center – Atlanta, GA
Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital devoted to the medical care and Rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired brain...
The University of Michigan Model SCI System
The University of Michigan Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System has been in existence since 1985. It is part of one of the most...
Mount Sinai
The Mount Sinai Spinal Cord Injury Model System (MS-SCI-MS) provides comprehensive care to meet the diverse needs of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
Cardinal Hill Healthcare
Created in 1978, Cardinal Hill's Spinal Cord Injury Program is a recognized leader in the Rehabilitation of individuals of all ages with a spinal...
Frazier Rehab Institute
Known for its world-class care in comprehensive acute rehab, the Frazier Rehab Institute includes inpatient and outpatient facilities, a 135-bed hospital on the Jewish...
