Yearly Archives: 2012
Rick Hansen’s 25th anniversary tour ends in Vancouver
Rick Hansen wrapped up the 25th anniversary of his Man in Motion tour when he rolled up for a special ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver
Steep climb still no problem for Rick Hansen
25 years on, Man in Motion conquers Coquitlam's Thermal Drive, again
The steepest hill on Rick Hansen's 25th-anniversary relay tour was lined with thousands of...
Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Some Patients Have Long-Term Improvement
Thirty Percent of Patients Show Improved Functioning after Stem Cell Therapy
Philadelphia, Pa. (May 17, 2012) – One of the first long-term studies of stem...
Spinal-cord injuries: The uphill push for a cure
Rick Hansen says we’ll see a breakthrough in spinal cord injuries within 25 years, but it will be hard work — spurred on by...
Paralysed man regains use of hand after operation
Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient
Surgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury...
Living with a spinal cord injury
There have been many breakthroughs in treatment and care over the last 25 years, and even more improvements in accessibility. But there's still a...
Quadriplegic talks about continuing an active life
ANDOVER — After he suffered a spinal cord injury last July, the word "pride'' took on a different meaning for Chris Boshar.
He uses it...
Disabled vets get hot wheels despite their wheelchairs
Left a paraplegic by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan two years ago, retired Marine Jack Pierce vows not to let his disability leave him...
Paralyzed woman completes London Marathon wearing bionic suit
She may be paralyzed from the chest down, but a U.K. woman wearing a “robotic” suit has completed the London Marathon 16 days later.
A...
