Friday, December 13, 2024

Tag: Brad Smeele

Quadriplegic Kiwi wakeboarder Brad Smeele back on the water

Brad Smeele, pictured here at the recently opened cable wake park at Auckland's Onehunga Lagoon, has been out on the water to watch his...

Drug offers hope for spinal patients

Treatment proven in lab to assist recovery and could be part of cure alongside other research, say experts. Kiwi and Australian researchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.

A year on from fall, life is looking up

Injured wakeboarder Brad Smeele is forging an independent life in a newly modified home after a horror crash left him a quadriplegic almost a...