Yearly Archives: 2011

Scientists focus on human cells for spinal cord injury repair

Washington, March 3 : Scientists have found that a specific type of human cell, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured...

Spinal Cord Injury and Pregnancy

https://youtu.be/wtok57e_4hw Many times when I find out one of my patients is, are pregnant, I will put them in therapy in the second trimester, for...

Uh Study Focuses on Immunity, Infection, Exercise and Spinal Cord Injured Patients

TIRR Foundation Funds Research Professors in Department of Health and Human Performance HOUSTON, TX - Mobility is a challenge for spinal cord injured patients. Infection...
Female Fertility after Spinal Cord Injury

Female Fertility after Spinal Cord Injury

https://youtu.be/_dG3sfuxvXU Diane M. Rowles, MS, NP Nurse Practitioner, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (Formally the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) https://facingdisability.com/expert/diane-m-rowles-ms-np I always want to tell people that...

Wheels for Wheelchairs

A Miami car company will make history this month when its first vehicles begin rolling off the assembly line. Vehicle Production Group's MV-1 is...

Quadraplegic biking from coast-to-coast

Brenham has seen its share of cross-country travelers on a mission to raise public awareness for a certain cause. Few, however, have had not only...

Spinal Cord Injury: Progress and Promise in Stem Cell Research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcyFlmHAPgM University of California Television (UCTV) Series: "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine"

Milnrow man lands star role in TV soap

Gutsy Andy Walker has battled to live life to the full since he was paralysed from the neck down in a freak accident five...

Skydiving

Skydiving seems like the last thing a person with a spinal cord injury should be doing, but we love to see people who defy expectations.

Tommy Hollenstein

Tommy Hollenstein is an artist with a spinal cord injury, but unlike others in his situation, he rejected the usual method of mouthpainting.