Monthly Archives: October 2006
Body vibration therapy helps treat spinal cord injuries
DETROIT - Dayna Schultz looks as if there is an earthquake going on under her feet.
She stands ramrod-straight, teeth clenched, gripping a gray walker...
HealthSouth earns triple certification
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona has earned the Gold Seal of Approval by becoming America’s first triple-certified rehabilitation hospital.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of...
Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc.
A breathing pacemaker is an implantable diaphragmatic/phrenic nerve stimulator that provides support for patients with chronic ventilatory insufficiency such as ventilator-dependent quadriplegics, patients with...
Professor Works to Increase Understanding of Spinal Cord Injuries
Every year about 11,000 people in the US suffer spinal cord injuries that will likely change their lives forever. More than half of these...
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Dear Colleague:
As we begin the month of October, we again celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and proudly recognize our workers with disabilities. ...
Experimental drug lets man walk again
The nights were the worst for John Bannon, gripped by fear of what his spinal cord injury might mean.
"Every night lying in bed...
Paralysis therapy snags award for Purdue
A Purdue Research Park company received acclaim for a device that will better treat paralysis caused by severe spinal cord injuries.
Neurotech Business Report awarded...
Flying gives man freedom
COLUMBUS - To earn a pilot's license is a great accomplishment, and to overcome additional obstacles to obtain the privilege of flight is a...
Retraining the brain
New device offers a glimmer of hope for victims of spinal injuries and stroke
Jeremy Doman picked up a little stuffed piggy, moved it a...
