Monthly Archives: February 2012
TheAbility411’s YouTube Channel
This is place where people can come and ask questions regarding living with and/or wanting to learn more about people who live with a...
Paralyzed LSU cheerleading coach is upbeat, fighting hard
When he was about 11, Chico Garcia and his friends decided it would be fun to pole vault with a stick over the hedges...
WA Paralympian Nigel Barley wheels way to success
IF you're on one of Perth's cycle paths and a low-lying three-wheeled bike whizzes past you, chances are it's being ridden by WA Paralympian...
Lowe’s Expands Accessible Home Offering with Ramp Program
Gatehouse Custom Access Ramp System offers a simple, stylish, easy-to-install product to make homes more accessible
MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lowe's, the world’s second-largest home improvement...
New Treatment for Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
New Rochelle, NY - Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy...
Josh Dueck becomes first person to land backflip in a sit ski
Try to imagine what it must have felt like.
Staring down at a snowy jump knowing you’d broken your neck and severed your spinal cord...
One dive changed this young woman’s life forever
JUST over two years ago, Rhiannon Tracey was getting ready to celebrate her 21st birthday when she was told she would never walk again.
The...
Spine Injury Information Many Doctors Don’t Explain
Many doctors still don't adequately explain the anatomy of the spine, the reasons for a patient's pain and the anticipated treatment plan. Here we...
Adult stem cells testing offers promising results
I must admit that, the more I read about what stem cells -- especially adult (or "tis-sue") stem cells that are not under the...
Special delivery: Quadriplegic gives birth to twins in Hamilton hospital
Sandra Burton would never feel the wrenching labour pains signaling her twin girls were ready to come into the world.
It was one of the...