Tag: Exercises

Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system

Findings may someday inform treatments for spinal cord, other nerve injuries A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key...

What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation – Spinal Cord Injury

Harish Hosalkar, MD, MBMS(Orth), FCPS(Orth), DNB(Orth)1, Jason Hsu, MD1, Nirav K. Pandya, MD1 and Mary Ann Keenan, MD1 The use of systemic Hypothermia for spinal...

Vet games: Exercises in bravery

Hard-driving Bay State disabled veterans brought home gold, silver and bronze medals after a week of fierce competion during the National Veterans Wheelchair Games...

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...

Mannford student struggling to recover from paralysis

MANNFORD — In most ways, Meagan Waffle is a typical teenager. She laughs a lot, talks about boys, loves her friends, and is constantly...

Kevin Everett recovers, reaches out

Mornings are the worst time for Kevin Everett. That's when the pain is at its most intense, when he's reminded that things probably will...

U of G Leaders to Spend Day in Wheelchairs to Raise Awareness

Several University of Guelph leaders will be spending June 4 in wheelchairs to help raise awareness of the upcoming Wheels in Motion event and...

Gymnasium is fit for people with disability

A COMMUNITY-based gymnasium for people with a physical Disability has started in Sutherland Shire. The Burn Rubber Burn centre is an initiative of the NSW...

Y Therapy

Exercises for Paraplegics Offered at Wheeling YMCA WHEELING — Spending most of your life in a wheelchair might mean sitting idle for some folks. But...

Medical Marvel

Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to...