Yearly Archives: 2011
Denial of customized power wheelchairs sparks federal lawsuit
The Texas Commission on Health and Human Services' denial of customized power wheelchairs has sparked a lawsuit in federal court.
Plaintiffs Bradley Koenning, 23, Brian...
Riding a bike with her hands
Canadian Morgan Van Breda is cycling from Delhi to Kanyakumari to raise awareness about spinal cord injury, and funds for her own treatment
Thirty two...
Study shows benefits of electrical stimulation therapy for people paralyzed by spinal cord injury
A new treatment approach which uses tiny bursts of electricity to reawaken paralyzed muscles "significantly" reduced disability and improved grasping in people with incomplete...
BrainDriver – a mind controlled car
Brain controlled driving of real cars
Amazing hypothermia protocol cures gymnast’s spinal cord injury
A relatively new treatment protocol is providing nearly miraculous results for some victims of spinal cord injuries, reports the Miami Herald. In the case...
Paralyzed Windsor bride-to-be determined to walk down the aisle
WINDSRO, Ont. -- Jennifer Darmon rests her hands on her fiancé’s shoulders, looks into his eyes and takes a step.
Jack Johnson’s Better Together is...
Sexuality of the disabled often overlooked
While few caregivers would think twice about assisting a person with disabilities in the bathroom, many feel squeamish about advising or assisting that same...
Severely injured Miami gymnast walks out of hospital after treatment
A UM/Jackson neurosurgeon uses hypothermic treatment on 20-year-old gymnast with a spinal cord injury
MIAMI-DADE — A double flip gone wrong last week sent...
Fetal Surgery Takes a Huge Step Forward in Treating Children with Spina Bifida
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Is One of Three Centers in Newly Released Landmark Study
Performing delicate surgery in the womb, months before birth,...
Girls build their futures in wheelchair sports program
DOWNEY – The happy memories of a wonderful Christmas changed in an instant when four-year-old Katarina Milatovich and her family were involved in a...
