Tag: Functional Electrical Stimulation

Developing Drugs To Limit Massive Cell Death After Spinal Cord Injury

ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2007) — Neurons die en masse when the spinal cord is injured or when a person suffers a stroke. Researchers of...

Quick action key with neck injuries

This is the second article in a three-part series about head and neck injuries in football and how prepared local sports programs are in...

Woman battles back from spinal cord injury

A San Antonio woman has made a remarkable recovery from an accident that could have left her bedridden. Her story of recovery is nothing short...

This is about finding cures, not cloning humans

AS I SEE IT: This is about finding cures, not cloning humans I am a bit perplexed as to who Cures Without Cloning is actually...

When the Connections No Longer Work – Nerve Regeneration – Prestigious $4.8 Million Grant...

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wright State University announced today that is has received a...

Expert on spinal injuries to speak at Princeton library

PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Neuroscientist Dr. Wise Young, who was part of the team that discovered and established high-dose methylprednisolone as the first effective therapy...

Cooling Therapy Helps NFL Player Overcome Paralysis

An experimental treatment – inducing Hypothermia – has been helping a professional football player make a remarkable recovery from a paralyzing injury. Cooling therapy,...

Use of Botox® soon after spinal injury studied as way to prevent overactive bladder

HOUSTON -- (October 18, 2007) -- Can Botox®, used early, help spinal cord injury patients who have an overactive bladder? Dr. Christopher Smith, assistant professor...

Researchers Working On The Development Of Drugs To Limit Neuronal Death After Spinal Cord...

Neurons die en masse when the spinal cord is injured or when a person suffers a stroke. Researchers of the Max Delbrueck Center for...

University of Pittsburgh Awarded $4.75 Million Grant to Improve Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded a $4.75 million grant to the University of Pittsburgh to...