Monthly Archives: December 2013
Rediscovering Love: My 6-year-old and her quadriplegic Dad
(CNN) -- Let me tell you about the amazing kid who lives in our house. She's 6 and she is the most hysterical, sarcastic,...
Spinal Cord – External Anatomy – 3D Anatomy Tutorial
3D anatomy tutorial on the external anatomy of the spinal cord using the BioDigital Human.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXWsQrl1N7s
Structures discussed in this video include:
- vertebral column
- intervertebral foramina
-...
Study finds axon regeneration after Schwann cell graft to injured spinal cord
Putnam Valley, NY. (Dec. 23 2013) – A study carried out at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for "The Miami Project...
Wheel:Life
Wheel:Life is a global initiative that assists people in addressing the many questions and challenges that come with using a wheelchair. Wheel:Life resources help...
BOOK: “My Last Step Backward”
Crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA 2012 and winner of the National Rehabilitation Champion award, Tasha Schuh continues to travel and share her story of resilience...
Two-way traffic in the spinal cord
The progress a baby makes in the first year of life is amazing: a newborn can only wave its arms and legs about randomly,...
Talented Quadriplegic Man with an iPad
http://youtu.be/lHcQq07BBe8
Spinal Vein K takes on the Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven with an iPad, Garageband, SampleWiz, and two fingers!
"This is a modest cover on...
Saving Children’s Spines
(NAPSI)—While between 1,500 to 2,000 children and adolescents sustain spinal cord injuries every year, you can help keep your kids out of such statistics.
The...
Will stem cell therapy help cure spinal cord injury?
A systematic survey of the scientific literature shows that stem cell therapy can have a statistically significant impact on animal models of spinal cord...
Injured nerves regrow when fidgetin enzyme is suppressed
Suppressing the enzyme fidgetin promotes the re-growth of experimentally injured nerve cells and their connections, according to research with laboratory rats that will be...