Tag: Books
Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Demos Health is pleased to announce the publication in partnership with the Mayo Clinic of the "Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal...
BBC journalist Frank Gardner on life in a wheelchair
Frank Gardner, the BBC journalist who has spinal-cord injuries after being shot in Saudia Arabia, swaps tales of life in a wheelchair with our...
Spinal Network – The Total Wheelchair Resource Book
The 4th edition of New Mobility magazine's Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book, the definitive resource for anyone who uses a wheelchair is...
White House stem cell shift expected
A major shift in White House policy on stem cell research is expected when Barack Obama takes office.
The president-elect has been a strong supporter...
Spinal Cord Injury
An injury to the spinal cord could result in a catastrophic permanent disability to the patient. Approximately 10,000 new cases of spinal cord injury...
Quest to discard wheelchair leads Lexington man, wife to Mexico
On a Sunday in August, Mike Phillips’ world came tumbling to the ground. While on a walk at Riverside Park near his Lexington home,...
Researchers develop therapy to treat paralysis
"The majority of the research programs at the Cleveland FES Center focus on spinal cord injury (SCI) and stroke," Mary Buckett, Cleveland FES researcher,...
Superman and his wife: Washington, Conn., author’s book details the inspiring lives of Christopher...
Christopher Reeve was allergic to horses. It is one of the stunning ironies in a life filled with them.
Among them: He would likely not...
Wave Broke Modestan’s Neck, ‘Miracles’ Put Him Back on His Feet
Jul. 27--The fog had burned off, the sand at Pismo Beach was beginning to sizzle and Modesto Realtor Fred Miller finally was hot...
One man’s quest to walk again
Editor's note: Paralysis after a spinal cord injury brings wrenching decisions: Do you accept it as permanent and adapt, or do you refuse to...
