Yearly Archives: 2012

Key difference between spinal regeneration in fish and mammals

Yona Goldshmit, Ph.D., is a former physical therapist who worked in rehabilitation centers with spinal cord injury patients for many years before deciding to...

Zina Hermez – “Disability is a condition, it’s not who we are. Diagnosis is...

Did something catastrophic ever happen to you? Where your life changed in an instant? Did you wake up in a hospital bed, not knowing...

Most accurate robotic legs mimic human walking gait

A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a...

British GP: Mark and Seb unveil Wings for Life cars

Red Bull Racing drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unveiled their Wings for Life cars today ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Both...

Brock leads way with exercise for spinal cord injur

How many times have you read about walking for exercise? The articles tell us to just get out there and walk. It’ll improve you...

Matthew Reeve Flies Down Under for Spinal Cord Injury Research: Continues Superman’s Legacy

SHORT HILLS, NJ--(Marketwire - Jul 5, 2012) - The late actor Christopher Reeve's son, Matthew Reeve, will make a Keynote Address at the upcoming...

Spinal Cord Injury Solutions!

My daily tracking journal on how to overcome paralysis I never thought I’d be hit by a car while crossing the street on my way...

Man uses Able Flight to check items off his bucket list

An Able Flight participant will get to check two items off his bucket list after completing the program at Purdue. In 2009, Steven Scott, from...

Fatherhood no longer just a dream for men with severe spinal cord injuries

Buz Straw's dreams of fatherhood were shattered - just like his neck and spinal cord - when the front-end loader he was operating tipped...

LeGrand hopes to inspire others with new book

NEW BRUNSWICK — Eric LeGrand’s story of perseverence from a paralyzing spinal cord injury already has touched millions across the world, and now it...