Yearly Archives: 2014
Doctors use gaming to mend spinal injuries
NEW DELHI: The rehabilitation department of Indian Spinal Injuries Centre has introduced a new and engaging form of rehabilitation: video games. This new form...
Light-Activated Neurons May Restore Function to Paralyzed Muscles
LONDON, April 10, 2014 — Paralysis caused by a motor neuron disease or spinal cord injury understandably causes feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and despair....
Spinal Cord Injury Improved After Gene Therapy
On April 2, The Journal of Neuroscience published a study on the use of a single administration of a gene-therapy targeting scar tissue at...
Spinal cord work is unexpected shocker: ‘This is a breakthrough’
(CNN) -- At her research lab at the University of Louisville, neuroscientist Susan Harkema turned her back to her study subject to check a...
World’s first electric trike for quadriplegics is making dreams a reality
It's all about mobility and independence, and the new Horizon electric tricycle — designed by a disabled psychologist — offers both.
In a reoccurring dream...
With Robotic Walking Suit, Paralyzed Person Will Give World Cup’s First Kick
The World Cup's opening ceremony may wind up being the most exciting event of the tournament.
A Brazilian person who is paralyzed will walk onto...
New York Officials Restore Millions for Spinal Cord Injury Research
New York state budget officials have restored nearly $7 million in annual funding for spinal cord injury research after an influential lobby of paraplegics...
Stay In Step: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center
Almost five years ago, in a dusty Afghan village thousands of miles from Tampa, Florida an event occurred that forever changed the lives of...
The Upsee by Firefly
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Our products make lives better. Firefly is about special needs family participation, helping more children take part in special family moments.
The Upsee is an...
New discovery gives hope that nerves could be repaired after spinal cord injury
A new discovery suggests it could one day be possible to chemically reprogram and repair damaged nerves after spinal cord injury or brain trauma.
Researchers...
