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Daily Archives: December 3, 2015

I went from trauma clinician to patient with life-changing injuries

I was a healthy physiotherapist cycling to work when I was hit by a car – and suffered the injuries I used to treat In...

‘Spinal cord injury patients need family support’

CHANDIGARH: Little did Imran Khan know that his life will change forever after an adventure trip he undertook with his friends when he was...

Why We Need More Stories of Disability That Aren’t About Overcoming Disability

Most stories that reach mainstream audiences about disability require the person to "overcome" it. You’ve seen the headlines: ‘Paralyzed bride walks down the aisle’...

Vanderbilt study explores spinal cord stimulation to treat paralysis

A Vanderbilt neurosurgeon is looking to recruit patients with paraplegia to investigate whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements. The implantation of tiny...