Monthly Archives: September 2019
Teacher carries student with spina bifida on back so she can enjoy field trip
https://youtu.be/TP4G5ewS_50
10-year-old Ryan King has spina bifida, and when field trips are not wheelchair accessible, she has to miss out. But on a recent trip...
Best Sports to Play Following a Spinal Cord Injury
Sustaining any form of serious injury can be terrifying, however, when that injury affects your spinal cord, it can be somewhat even more worrying....
A sisterhood for partners of men with spinal cord injuries
After Elena Pauly’s boyfriend sustained a spinal-cord injury in 2016, she turned to Google for guidance on how to navigate the challenges of her...
Animal-assisted therapy aids in spinal cord injury recovery
Every year, approximately 17,000 new cases of spinal cord injury are reported in the United States. Recovering from an SCI can take a huge...
Man shares experience as quadriplegic
If it were possible to travel back in time, many people might choose to edit their past decisions or actions.
Austin Reynolds is often asked...
The barriers to becoming a doctor with quadriplegia | Dinesh Palipana | TEDxBrisbane
https://youtu.be/cK5Rl4aRuEw
Halfway through medical school, Dinesh was involved in a catastrophic motor vehicle accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury. He still went on...
Paralyzed By Bullet, Artist Mariam Pare Becomes Master Of Painting With Her Mouth
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) — The gunshots seemed to come out of nowhere, and when they stopped, a suburban artist was left paralyzed.
But she kept...
Telenutrition helps patients with spinal cord injuries
Around 300,000 people are living with a spinal cord injury.
The condition can lead to a variety of health concerns including weight gain, chronic...
Against the odds
Norton, paralyzed from football, tells crowd there is hope
While Chris Norton was being flown in a helicopter after suffering a severe spinal cord injury...
3-week wait for wheelchair repair shows system is ‘broken,’ says Toronto man
Problem is province-wide, advocacy organization says
A Toronto man says he's been left stranded as he waits for repairs to devices on which he depends...