Yearly Archives: 2010
Wheelchair can’t slow down NFM high school track sensation
A North Fort Myers High School track athlete is breaking boundaries and inspiring even her toughest competitors.
Paralympic torch lands in Toronto on way across the country
TORONTO — Three years ago, Master Cpl. Jody Mitic stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan and along with losing both of his legs, he...
Volunteer recognised for promoting spinal safety message
Volunteer recognised for promoting spinal safety message
Disability Services Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk today paid tribute to volunteer Wayne Leo for promoting spinal safety and...
Teaching the paralyzed to walk again
A California scientist was able to get paralyzed rats running again, but can he do the same thing for humans?
HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells...
About the Darrell Gwynn Foundation
Started in 2002, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation exists to prevent, provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses.
Scientists discover cause of destructive inflammations
The signaling molecule CD95L, known as "death messenger," causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue after spinal cord injuries and prevents its healing. This...
Avatars take to the stage in SPINE
When the cast of a new play plans its positions on a stage, the complicated process of mapping out its moves (known as blocking,...
Aspire Video
Aspire - supporting people with spinal cord injury.
URMC chief Dr. Brad Berk returns after devastating injury
Being paralyzed and totally dependent on others gave Dr. Brad Berk lots of time to think.
As chief executive of University of Rochester Medical Center,...
Wheelchair-user becomes first disabled model to star in major High Street campaign
Debenhams today became the first High Street retailer to use a disabled model in its advertising campaigns.
Shannon Murray, who is confined to a wheelchair,...
