Yearly Archives: 2006
Snowboarder’s recovery subject of Emmy-winning film
BRECKENRIDGE - Four years ago, Breckenridge competitive snowboarder Matt Wyffels was involved in a horrific snowboarding accident that left him completely paralyzed from the...
Focus On Spinal Cord Injury And Prosthetics
The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD Vol. 42) includes eight articles on spinal cord injury--addressing topics such as...
Scotland gets landmark housing project for people with spinal injuries
The heads of two charitable organisations have come together to mark the start of a housing project to help people from across Scotland build...
Spinal-cord injury research shows promise
PHILADELPHIA - For years, scientists have been trying to make injured spinal cords grow back, with limited success.
Lying awake in bed one night, University...
JRRD Focuses On Issues Such As Spinal Cord Injury and Prosthetics
The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) mainly analyses articles related to spinal cord injury, bone mineral density, women's...
Cooling Device Used To Help Spinal Cord Injuries
MIAMI, Fla. -- Spinal cord injuries are very difficult to treat and many times, the damage is permanent. However, a new device helps the...
Virtual reality helps spinal cord patients gain confidence
Spinal injury patient Bob Jones may be paralyzed and in a wheelchair, but he won't sit still for long. He uses virtual reality technology...
Illinois woman undergoes experimental stem-cell surgery in Portugal
Within weeks of experimental stem-cell surgery Oct. 29 in Portugal, Jacki Rabon - paralyzed from the waist down after an auto accident two years...
Restorative Therapies, Inc., Receives FDA Clearance for RT300-S Internet Connectivity
Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer and supplier of medical devices, today announced FDA clearance of internet connectivity for its breakthrough medical device, the RT300-S,...
Injury program eligibility appealed
State continues to say Franklin boy does not qualify for assistance
The state's birth-injury program has been arguing unsuccessfully since late 2003 that a Paraplegic...
