Yearly Archives: 2013
Paralysed Horse Rider Claire Lomas: I worried I’d never have children
Last year Claire Lomas, who is paralysed from the chest down, was hailed as one of the most inspiring women in Britain when she...
Bronx VA doctor helps paraplegics walk with exoskeletons
Ann Spungen, the principal investigator of the VA’s exoskeletal-assisted walking study, is excited about the ReWalk, a device invented by an Israeli scientist that...
Hands-Free Harmonica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B-1fzJiGQ4
Hands-Free Harmonica is the only harmonica instruction program specializing in teaching blues harmonica to people who have sustained a high level spinal cord injury.
The...
Chris Kluwe Rolls a Mile in Someone Else’s Wheels
Minnesota Viking Chris Kluwe spends a day in a wheelchair to support our efforts to pass the Jablonski Rodreick SCI TBI Research Bill.
Spinal cord researchers to benefit from $20 M investment from Rick Hansen Foundation
Spinal cord injury research at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health will be accelerated by a 10-year, $20 million contribution from...
On anniversary of accident, paralyzed Severn man hopes for independence
There are moments in time that can forever alter your life. Evan Cronhardt’s life changed its course on April 10, 2008 as he was...
Mark Pollock’s journey from extreme athlete to spinal-cord injury patient
CAMBRIDGE — Mark Pollock was accustomed to facing challenges most people would never dream of when he suffered a setback three years ago that...
Aiming high: Young accident victim keeps up his studies and his attitude
BUTTE — Who hasn’t done what Calven Goza did? But unlike so many, Goza paid a steep price.
On May 3, 2012, Goza, a student...
50 Ability Marathon Team sending a message with 50 marathons in 50 weeks
Paul Erway recognizes a big challenge, and he’s not one to back down from it.
Erway, a paraplegic since a car accident in 1980, is...
Rewiring a Damaged Spinal Cord
New treatments leverage “neuroplasticity,” the nervous system’s innate ability to repair itself
When Christopher Reeve became quadriplegic, there was little hope for patients with spinal...
