Yearly Archives: 2013
People On Wheels
To improve the quality of life for the growing population of Americans who live and work in wheelchairs by providing a national, state and...
Website founder goes from accident to advocate for people in wheelchairs and their families
FRANKLIN, Indiana — After Nancy Cotterill's husband broke his neck in 2001, she became his primary caregiver.
Unsure of what to do or how to...
Paraplegic Athlete to Push His Chair Cross-Country
http://youtu.be/FtWx7ARhgVg
Ryan Chalmers will "Push Across America" in 71 days.
After injury leaves him paralyzed, an MMA fighter battles still
This is the first in a series of stories about local mixed martial arts fighter Devin Johnson, who suffered a traumatic injury while training...
Nutrition for people with spinal cord injuries
Maintaining health can prevent secondary complications from developing, new book says
oanne Smith and Kylie James knew that diet plays a significant role in the...
Doctors seek new subjects after first successful cell transplant
After decades of research, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has completed its first human cell transplant for a spinal cord injury.
Doctors grew what...
New Hope for Reversing the Effects of Spinal Cord Injury
New Brunswick, NJ – Walking is the obvious goal for individuals who have a chronic spinal cord injury, but it is not the only...
Can you still enjoy intercourse if you’re severely disabled? This bride-to-be, who has no...
Sophie Morgan was left paralysed after a car accident in 2003, aged 18; Has no sensation from the waist down but has no complaints...
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling good for people with spinal cord injury
A new study by Kennedy Krieger Institute’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (Epub ahead of print) finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical...
MissyJenkins.com
Missy Jenkins was paralyzed from the chest down in the 1997 Heath High School shooting. Her faith, courage and determination enabled her to forgive...
