Tag: Cure

Specialized therapy center is at the heart of foundation’s work

The Michael-Ryan Pattison Foundation, formerly A Cure is Coming, is the legacy of the inspirational effort of a healing community of friends who supported...

PREMIER OPENS WORLD-LEADING SPINAL CORD INJURY CENTRE

VANCOUVER – The world’s largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened today by...

3 with local ties inducted

Dr. James S. Krause, Harriet McBryde Johnson and Marc Buoniconti Three of this year's 19 inductees into the Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame have...

Paralysis research requires a barrel of monkeys

At the Miller Laboratory of Limb Motor Control, "monkey business" is a misnomer. The lab, located at the Feinberg School of Medicine, is hoping to...

Stem-cell therapy in Moscow attracting patients from West

MOSCOW — Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally...

Paralyzed former drag racer Gwynn still passionate about racing, fishing

Paralyzed champ stays busy running foundation, fishing tournaments Weston - As a champion drag racer, Darrell Gwynn was unstoppable. Despite a devastating accident during a 1990...

Queen’s neuroscientist wins national award for spinal research

Kingston - Queen's University professor of Physiology Ken Rose has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Barbara Turnbull Award for research...

Creative physical therapy improves lives of people with paralysis

Every 41 minutes someone sustains a spinal cord injury. Almost half of these injuries are due to Motor vehicle crashes, followed by the next...

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Launches First-Ever National Advertising Campaign

The Reeve Foundation debuts new national ad campaign giving consumers a look into the world of paralysis SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The...

Ex-Kwantlen student launches paper while coping with spinal-cord injury

Starting a student newspaper is a challenge under the best of circumstances. Doing this while partially paralyzed takes it to a whole new level. These...