Tag: Chronic Pain
Seahawks fullback Mack Strong ends career after neck injury
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks fullback Mack Strong has a spinal cord condition that is ending his career immediately - but not affecting his...
Disabled Newton mom hoping for a miracle
Five years ago, Danielle Shine became a quadriplegic after a car accident. Now, she hopes to raise money for an experimental stem cell transplant...
Athlete’s challenge not on field, but in rehab
After Arquevious Crane was transported from the intensive care unit via a stretcher to his room at The Shepherd Center Thursday, the fallen South...
Seattle radio show Patient Power to discuss ” Advances in the Treatment of Spinal...
Seattle radio show Patient Power to discuss
"Advances in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries"
Sunday, October 7, 2007
WHAT: Radio Program: "Patient Power with Andrew Schorr"
Seattle:...
Red Bull-backed Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation Comes To America
It happens every 41 minutes: somebody in the U.S. sustains a spinal cord injury. This epidemic, which affects more than 2.5 million people worldwide,...
One player’s pain paying off for fallen Bill
MIAMI: This is a story about good karma, with a tough beginning, a ton of tears, but a happy ending.
On Oct. 26, 1985, a...
Everett has support from Utley, Byrd, Burroughs and others
An ill-fated tackle on Sunday plunged Kevin Everett into a hellish week of loss. Instead of commanding his finely chiseled body, he could do...
Local athlete relates to Kevin Everett’s injury
ROCHESTER - Although he never played professional football Anthony Salmon knows about sports and spinal cord injuries. It happened almost exactly four years ago.
During...
Stem-cell therapy: Cure or hoax in China?
'Some get miracles'; others are skeptical
The website for Beike Biotechnology bursts with stories that can only be categorized as medical miracles: a Paraplegic can...
Road to Recovery
One warm summer evening, Tamara Mena-Perez lay in her bed gazing at a row of medication bottles on her dresser.
She started getting angry. It...
