Yearly Archives: 2008
Make smart decisions to reduce risk for spinal cord injury
With fair weather and more tolerable temperatures, the arrival of late summer and fall months often draws people outdoors to enjoy a variety of...
Paralyzed Patients Get Helping Hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzhwuH7DJlE
A new device at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville gives paralyzed patients a helping hand. The device uses advanced electrode technology to help...
Govt must ensure disabled have social independence
More and more people with severe disabilities are seeking to take part in social activities while living independently at home. Yet not much progress...
Everett to be honored in Bills season opener
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Kevin Everett will be honored while attending Buffalo's season opener against Seattle on Sunday, a year after the former...
Coming in from the Cold: Did Hypothermia Therapy Allow Kevin Everett to Walk Again?
Doctors disagree on whether the controversial treatment played a role in the recovery of the Buffalo Bills tight end
Kevin Everett's playing career ended in...
You’ve got to hand it to them
Paraplegics cross country on special cycles to raise funds for medical research
THE OLDEST MEMBER of this small group of paraplegics is 65 but...
Where Are They Now- Mike Utley
Sense of adventure, sense of humor survived crippling injury
Mike Utley went deaf in his right ear while having dinner in January. He was robbed...
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
ATLANTA (AP) -- The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add...
Spine injury breakthrough
Scientists funded by Masterton's CatWalk Trust have developed a breakthrough gel that has the potential to improve healing in spinal cord damage repair.
"This is...
Two Oakdale men headed to Beijing for paralympics
Jon Rydberg and Dan James will be representing their hometown of Oakdale and their country by heading to Beijing this September to compete in...
