Yearly Archives: 2012
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...
From the Balance Beam to the State Bar
UCSF Patient Turns Life-Threatening Condition into Source of Strength
Angelica Galang loves competition. Feisty and determined for as long as she can remember, Galang became...
Sip & Puff Accessible Fishing
Automated fishing system for quadriplegics.
Smart-e-Pants takes the pressure off
Electronic undies developed in Edmonton designed to prevent potentially deadly sores
Gem Hebert is the perfect candidate for Smart-e-Pants: she likes when her bum jiggles.
She...
A new way to banish bedsores
For 26 years, Stewart Midwinter had been paragliding, but last August after a leap from a Rocky Mountain peak west of Calgary, he encountered...
BreakthrU Horizon – My4Hands
Creating My4Hands has been a personal journey of empowerment for Dale, a T-5 paraplegic and has been in a wheelchair since 2005. The My4Hands™...
