Tag: Exercises

A dream to walk

Beaverton - Suffering from a spinal cord injury and becoming paralyzed is a devastating and life altering event. Those once told they might never walk...

We have to work hard

BETHEL -- For Cisco Fernandes, the adage that you have to crawl before you can walk is more than just a metaphor for life. When...

Physical therapy helps woman’s recovery

BRYAN - Shonnie Moore of College Station, paralyzed in a July 2005 traffic accident, has had to learn how to eat, bathe and live...

Physical therapy helps College Station woman regain use of arms

Shonnie Moore of College Station, paralyzed in a July 2005 traffic accident, has had to learn how to eat, bathe and live all over...

Robot Wheelchair May Give Patients More Independence

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a robotic system that may offer wheelchair-dependent people independent, powered mobility and...

Union players face quadriplegic threat

Rugby union players are four times more likely to wind up as quadriplegics than their rugby league counterparts, new research shows. A study by Adelaide's...

Spinal patients body temp control difficult

PATIENTS with spinal cord injuries may be unable to maintain body temperature and heat while exercising in a cold or a warm Environment, Dutch...

Aiding hope for ‘normal’ life

Darren Templeton can't walk. So others will do it for him. The Kinnelon-Butler Optimist Club is sponsoring a 5K run/walk for Templeton, who injured his...

Rocket Technology used to Develop a Physical Therapy Device

NASA Technology Helping Injured U.S. Troops Patented NASA technology that originally enhanced robotics and sounding rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty...

NASA Technology Helping Injured U.S. Troops

Patented NASA technology that originally enhanced robotics and sounding rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty with spinal cord or traumatic...