Monthly Archives: December 2015
UW center receives $16M to develop technology that helps paralyzed patients move again
Imagine a future when people who have been paralyzed can move their arms and legs again.
Researchers at the University of Washington aren’t just imagining...
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, from Olympian to paraplegic to inspiration
Even when life becomes too hectic for Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, she finds a way to progress in her spinal cord rehabilitation.
For 2 ½ months,...
New beginning with wheelchair rugby
Nikhil Kumar Guptaa uses wheelchair rugby as a therapeutic tool and provides a transitional living program to quadriplegic patients
It is believed that to achieve...
Spinal injuries need the most care
In many road traffic accidents, the cervical spine (neck region) is injured, says spine surgeon V. Vinod.
When the vertebra is disturbed from its original...
The Year in Review: SCI Research Breakthroughs in 2015
As we cross the threshold into 2016, we are one step closer to our goal of finding a cure for paralysis.
Moving full speed ahead...
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Issues National Coverage Policy for ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton Systems...
Landmark Policy Will Provide Veterans Across the U.S. with Access to Evaluation, Training and Supply of ReWalk Personal Systems
YOKNEAM ILIT, Israel and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 17, 2015...
Motor Improvement Seen in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury After Stem Cell Implantation
After six months, the patients in the StemCells, Inc. trial being conducted at University of Miami Hospital are demonstrating improvements in both strength and...
Artist, Painter and Paralyzed | Mariam Paré
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNprgTHiiIw
Mariam Pare' is a member of the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Association http://www.mfpa.uk/
Paralyzed teen walks on legs he can’t feel
HOUSTON -- Daquan Minor is a walking miracle -- especially since he's walking on legs and feet he can no longer feel.
"We were speeding....
Fighter aims to knock out paralysis
Boyd “the Rainmaker” Melson wants to deliver a knockout blow to paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries.
The current World Boxing Council United States Junior...
