Yearly Archives: 2017
Spinal injury opened my eyes to my huge abilities
One Saturday, as usual, I drove to the National Spinal Injury Hospital (NSIH). When I got there, I requested a gentleman, whom I later...
Air Travel with a Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/5PsIBUtVoHA
Aaron Baker, Shield HealthCare's Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist, takes on his trip, from the airport to his bulkhead seat. Get some great tips...
The Sargood Effect – Revolutionising Holidays for People With Disability
Everyone loves a good holiday. But for many people in a wheelchair, going on vacation can often be a very stressful undertaking.
With much of...
After Car Crash, This Quadriplegic Beauty Enthusiast Found Renewed Purpose In Vlogging
Rarely are the phrases ‘beauty tutorial’ and ‘inspirational tour de force’ used in the same sentence, though the vlogger Steph Aiello may be a...
How Travis Roy Rebuilt After a Tragic Hockey Injury
On Oct. 20, 1995, 11 seconds into his college hockey career, Travis Roy found himself face down on the ice at Boston University’s Walter...
Using a Mini-Scaffold to Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Patients suffering from complete spinal cord injuries have little to no treatment options that provide meaningful improvement in patient outcomes.
Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics is...
#ThisIsHowI Show What’s Possible!
The incredible 2+ months of #ThisIsHowI photos and videos has shown us that this is what AbleThrive is all about. So rather than end...
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
In a Stanford-led research report, three participants with movement impairment controlled an onscreen cursor simply by imagining their own hand movements.
A clinical research publication...
Time Equals Neurons – Spinal Cord Injury Management in the First 4 Hours
https://youtu.be/fONX3arUFN4
Urgent medical attention is critical to minimize the effects of any head or neck trauma. Dr. William Whetstone, UCSF professor of emergency medicine, and...
Spinal Cord Injury Whiteboard Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV39-mskzRM
