Yearly Archives: 2008
Prevention, education programs credited for decline in hockey spinal injuries
TORONTO — Injury prevention and education programs are being credited in part for the decline in spinal injuries among ice hockey players in Canada.
Soon-to-be...
Unstoppable
Justin Cochran may be disabled from the neck down, but that has not stopped him from skydiving, parasailing, hiking or organizing a golf tournament.
The...
Power to the Paralyzed
For patients with paralyzing spinal cord injuries, sometimes it takes more than medicine and Physical Therapy to help get them on the road to...
West Scranton grad won’t be slowed by injury
The last four years of Jonathan Kloss’ life have been a challenge.
But not just because he took classes that pushed him and had to...
Wheelchair tips – letter opening, kleenex, water bottle…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiUm2OlDdU4
Some tips from a quadriplegic on a variety of things....opening mail, carrying cell phone, water bottle with strap, opening zippers, blow dryer holder, small...
Keith-Ann Spotlight
Spinal Cord Injury Recovery - Austin, TX
New report shows locomotor training restores walking function in child with spinal cord injury
Central Nervous System may be retrained, report led by Physical Therapist shows
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 4, 2008)—A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to...
Finding Clues For Nerve Cell Repair
ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) — A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University identifies a key mechanism for the normal development...
A new approach to paralysis rehab
Book looks at family challenges
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects an estimated 12,000 people each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center....
U of G Leaders to Spend Day in Wheelchairs to Raise Awareness
Several University of Guelph leaders will be spending June 4 in wheelchairs to help raise awareness of the upcoming Wheels in Motion event and...
