Monthly Archives: August 2011
10 Spine and Neurosurgeons Working With Stem Cells
This is a list of 10 spine surgeons who are using stem cells to promote healing during spinal procedures in their practice or who are researching and innovating in the field of spinal biologics....
What wheel chair cushions are top rated for pressure sore relief?
For individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries, pressure ulcers caused from wheelchair use are a serious concern during rehabilitation and are the most common long-term secondary medical complication for spinal cord injury patients....
FDA Approves Botox to Treat Specific Form of Urinary Incontinence
SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) injection to treat urinary incontinence in people with neurologic conditions such as spinal cord injury and...
Surviving with spinal injuries
Ten years ago - while I was enjoying Sunday brunch at a rooftop cafe at a Beverly Hills hotel - I saw Christopher Reeve at a nearby table. Famously quadriplegic following a 1995 riding...
Drug offers hope for spinal cord patients
New Zealand scientists have taken big strides towards producing a drug treatment for spinal cord injuries - an exciting development for anyone confined to a wheelchair by back or neck injuries.
The Auckland University neuroscientists...
Steve’s 20th Anniversary Glider Flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox6QIB0jDhs
August 11th, 2011 marked the 20th anniversary since a traumatic spinal cord injury put me in a wheelchair. No, can't use my arms or legs but you know what? It hasn't stopped me from...
Steve’s 20th Anniversary Glider Flight
20th anniversary since a traumatic spinal cord injury put me in a wheelchair
Function the key to fashion
COL Mackereth has held a number of roles in his time, but never as a model – up until now.
The 51-year-old is part of a Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) project which challenges...
Botox to treat urinary incontinence in spinal cord injury?
Urinary incontinence in spinal cord injury patients could be treated using Botox, new evidence suggests.
