Yearly Archives: 2008

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...

A cyclist’s uphill battle to get his life back

The attorney lay awake in his hospital room, listening. Even now, in the cold November dawn, helicopters landed, sirens wailed and respirators hummed with purpose....

Gymnasium is fit for people with disability

A COMMUNITY-based gymnasium for people with a physical Disability has started in Sutherland Shire. The Burn Rubber Burn centre is an initiative of the NSW...