Yearly Archives: 2008
Paraplegic balloon pilot hasn’t let injury ground him
KAYSVILLE - Michael Glen hasn't let a Disability tether his dreams.
Like his father, Glen wanted to be a hot air balloon pilot. But after...
The European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Alseres Pharmaceuticals’ Spinal Cord Injury Treatment,...
HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALSE - News) announced today that Cethrin has been granted designation as an orphan...
Breakthrough in spinal injury treatment
Manipulating embryo-derived stem cells before transplanting them may hold the key to optimizing stem cell technologies for repairing spinal cord injuries in humans. Research...
Sole use of impaired limb improves recovery in spinal cord injury
Animal study shows Physical Therapy works by increasing growth of nerve fibers and formation of brain cell connections
A new study finds that following minor...
Injured hockey player fighting his way back
Ben Stear struggles to hold his cell phone in his hands; his fingers just won't cooperate.
Dialing a number, text messaging and listening to his...
Paralysed woman’s abseil appeal
A PARALYSED Warminster woman is appealing for people abseil 70ft down a medieval castle for charity.
Victoria Holton was paralysed in a parachuting accident in...
Specially designed carts mean mobility no longer a problem for disabled golfers
DECATUR - When he was on his game, Dany Baker could shoot a round of golf within a stroke or two of par at...
Stimulator Helps Spinal Cord Patients Take Giant Steps
theDevice Helps Paralyzed Pull Ankle, Toe Upwards
Eleven-thousand people in the United States suffer from spinal cord injuries each year.
Men are more at risk than...
Huge turnout nets $43,000 for Brooks
Mount Shasta, Calif. -Driving around Mount Shasta this week, you may notice a new feature on many cars. Stickers and magnets reading...
The First 72 Hours After SCI: Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine has released "Early Acute Management in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury," a guide to managing the critical first...
