Monthly Archives: September 2009
Electrical nerve stimulation may relieve neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury
A new study has revealed that electrical nerve stimulation can effectively reduce neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury.
Neuropathic pain is often difficult to...
‘Rolling pilot’ overcame spinal cord injury
Michael Glen took his first hot-air balloon flight when he was 2 weeks old.
Growing up in a ballooning family, he never had any doubts...
Brent Adams: Therapy, friends give him hope of walking again
When Brent Adams overshot a jump on a dirt bike in December 2007, he ended up with severe injuries that left him paralyzed from...
Life Rolls On Announces Celebrity Honorary Chairmen for Annual Gala
Life Rolls On Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury, today named...
Funding Your Way to Quality of Life
Funding can be a need when it comes to living with a spinal cord injury and keeping up with the devices and therapies that...
A C7 quadriplegic jamming out on his guitar
There's always meaning in a song, and a story behind the band that performs it. Check out the story behind 61 North. They aren't...
The Back-Up Trust – Matt’s Story
The Back-Up Trust is a dynamic national charity that runs a range of services for people with spinal cord injury
Paralyzed harp technician suggests a tune for health-care reform
For years, the job of a harp technician has been a coveted position, reserved for an elite, slightly buttoned-up few. Servicing such an instrument...
Deployment specialist named first runner up at Ms. Wheelchair America
Jannette Saxton, Ms. Wheelchair Washington 2009 became the first runner up at the 2010 Ms. Wheelchair America pageant, held Aug. 29 in Rapid City,...
Remember to live
Parkite continues on after life-changing accident
When a skiing accident left professional skier and instructor Pelle Sederholm with a spinal-cord injury, he didn't know if...
