Monthly Archives: August 2018
Driving with a Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/ASmT23e8w_Q
For this video with Aaron Baker, we head to his business, CORE (Center for Restorative Exercise) where he meets up with Steve, Xander and...
Regenerating Axons Across Complete Spinal Cord Injury
In a collaboration led by EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland and UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) in the USA,...
Rachelle Chapman, quadriplegic mother shares journey, answers tough questions in her new blog
It's been eight years since the night of Rachelle Chapman's Bachelorette party where a playful push into a pool left her quadriplegic.
Since then, Rachelle...
Spinal Neurons Grown From Stem Cells For First Time
Modern medicine has still not managed to crack the problem of spinal cord injuries that result in significant paralysis or loss of functional status.
There...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
In UCLA study, magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need for catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans...
A paraplegic scuba diver is helping disabled swimmers achieve their dreams
Nine years after a terrifying scuba accident crushed his spine, a paraplegic scuba diver is back in the water helping disabled divers.
Rich Osborn, 30,...
Man inspires change on cross-state wheelchair ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMvidXtqWvM
SPOKANE, Wash. - From Coeur d'Alene to the Cascades, one Washington man is going the distance to prove that everyone should be able to...
People with quadriplegia and paraplegia get a chance to experience paintball in an epic...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va - On Monday, a group of 20 quadriplegics and paraplegics in wheelchairs battled head-to-head on the paintball field to spread a...
Could nose cells treat spinal cord injuries?
Scientists developing robust method to treat spinal cord injuries using nose cells
Researchers have designed a new way to grow nose cells in the lab...
Hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/nGU3dAMlXCg
Learn how three people with tetraplegia (quadriplegia) have improved their hand function and increased their independence through a combination of techniques, exercises and tools....
