Monthly Archives: May 2013
Department of Defense Awards $2 million to Spinal Cord Injury Research
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- (May 28, 2013) -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Capstone National Partners are pleased to announce a $2...
Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats
An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural...
Wheelchair challenge helps raise awareness
OTTAWA — Brampton West MP Kyle Seeback was one of more than two dozen federal politicians who participated in the 6th Annual Chair-Leaders Campaign...
‘I hope I can walk again’
Paralyzed man says he chooses to have more good days than bad
NORTH ANDOVER — The past two years has been a tough road for...
Five things they don’t tell you in rehab
Writing, cooking, buttoning buttons and the always fun balloon toss — we learn and do a lot in rehab after a debilitating injury. They...
Adapting to life with a spinal cord injury
Life without pain would be "incredible", says 24-year-old Justin Levene from London.
"It would be nice to have a bit of variety."
Three years ago, two...
Hannah pens her inspirational memoirs
WHEN Hannah Rose was left paralysed in 1999 after a virus damaged her spine, she knew life would never be the same.
But now the...
Bad choices can change lives forever
In April 2007, Amanda left a prom after-party with a friend who had been drinking.
On the way home, the driver crashed into a ditch....
Paralympian turns politician
Michelle Stilwell one of three B.C. MLAs with a physical disability
In much the way she views her wheelchair racing career - she is an...
United Spinal And The Buoniconti Fund Team Up To Improve Peer Support For People...
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network...
