Tag: Chronic Pain
Hoping to walk again
WILLIAMSPORT -- Robin Larson had just turned 20 when he and his buddies decided to play water tag in a pond. He dived in,...
Paralyzed football player making strides
Nat Little gently wraps his arms around Tamela Johnston and squeezes with all the strength he can muster.
"Good," the personal trainer tells him. "It's...
AGGRESSIVE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
In recent years, a variety of aggressive physical Rehabilitation programs have emerged that seem to restore significant function for many people after spinal cord...
‘Hwang myth’ spurs dubious stem cell tests
Rush to develop therapies leaves 12 dead, 80% in worse condition
KOREA - Hwang Mi-sun, 39, was once hailed as proof that miracle cures can...
The State of Stem Cells, 2006
Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....
Poised for the next step
College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant
MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...
Nose stem cells to help spinal patients
LONDON, England -- British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of...
What is Paraplegia and Quadriplegia?
Paraplegia is the loss of sensation and movement in legs and in part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from an injury to...
RUSSIAN STEM-CELL THERAPY
We are a part of a global community in which the devastation of spinal cord injury (SCI) bows to no flag, and solutions will...
Autonomic Dysreflexia
The Autonomic Nervous System often becomes hyperactive in people with spinal cord injury. Autonomic Dysreflexia manifests in large increases in blood pressure (hypertension) with...
