Monthly Archives: April 2008
New clinic opens at the Temple VA hospital
Military veterans with spinal cord injuries have a new place to get the specialized help they need in Central Texas.
The VA Hospital in Temple...
Fil-Am is most severely wounded Iraq veteran
The most severely wounded and disabled US soldier to return home from Iraq is a Filipino-American by the name of Joseph “Jay” Briseno Jr....
Spinal cord injury victims get support
Lena Schoemaker has always been an athlete. She played varsity basketball and softball and ran cross country at West High. A big part of...
Support the Wall
This website was created in order to support Robert Wall during hisrecovery from the devastating spinal cord injury that occurred onAugust 20, 2005 while...
Former Lion now roars for disabled
Recently, I was able to reach Mike Utley over the telephone while he was in Dallas awaiting a flight to Miami. At one time,...
London to Paris bike ride for injured Sian
PE teacher tackles charity event just four years after breaking back
A PE teacher from Llanfair Caereinion will cycle from London to Paris just...
Scientists make Mice Walk After Spinal Cord Injury
Have you ever wondered how we move our hand, feet and other parts of the body? It is through signals emanating from brain giving...
Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow
April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A nano-engineered gel that inhibits the formation of scar tissue at the site of a spinal injury and enables...
Gym gets people with disabilities in shape
Because of a spinal cord injury, Elizabeth Fust is paralyzed from the mid-back down, but don't expect to see her sitting idly by, twiddling...
Bills’ Everett has minor surgery to relieve neck pain
Kevin Everett is recovering after having minor surgery this week to relieve pain in his neck, which was related to the severe spinal cord...
