Yearly Archives: 2018
How Makeup Artist Steph Aiello Pursued Her Cosmetology Career After Becoming Quadriplegic
In 2010, one day before she was supposed to start cosmetology school, Steph Aiello was involved in a car crash that left her paralyzed...
“I have a lot of sports to play”, says wheelchair basketball player Kartiki Patel
Kartiki is headed for the Asian Para Games qualifiers in Bangkok next month
Almost 10 years ago, Kartiki Patel woke up in a hospital...
Paralyzed Vermont woman receives hundreds of Valentine’s Day cards to decorate hospital room
https://youtu.be/26KwZ-Ly_0g
COLCHESTER, Vt. — There's a patient wing at Fanny Allen in Colchester that's filled with a whole lot of love.
"I've gotten cards from all...
Spinal cord injuries can’t keep three Arkansans from living
Jen Goodwin did everything she was supposed to do -- she graduated from college, bought her first house and accepted her dream job in...
Paralyzed in 2014 crash that killed her beloved husband, Robinette Tilley stays in family...
Robinette Tilley is the boss. The fact that she rides a wheelchair now instead of a motorcycle hasn’t changed that.
Tilley was in her customary...
Adult Stem Cells Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Laura Dominguez-Tauer is a living, breathing example of what it takes to overcome adversity. An oil spill on a San Antonio freeway is blamed...
UofL researchers report activity-based training improves urinary function after spinal cord injury
Activity-based training has resulted in unexpected benefits for individuals with severe spinal cord injury. Researchers in the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the...
Half of spinal cord injury patients may still have some connectivity, Australian study finds
The sensation James Stanley misses most is the squidgey feeling of wet sand between his toes. Sometimes it's dangling his legs into cool water,...
Adaptive Automotive Equipment Options for People with Spinal Cord Injuries
https://vimeo.com/252725145
This webinar will highlight a range of topics pertaining to adaptive automotive equipment for personal use and information for allied health care practitioners and...
Disabled TV Host’s Speech ‘Why Am I Still Alive’ Which Has Inspired Millions Despite...
You might have come across her inspirational speech being shared online, in which she talked about how her husband jumped out of the car...