Tag: Functional Electrical Stimulation
Three proteins could be new targets for treating stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries
Some mature brain cells can grow new extensions when the amount of three particular proteins on their surface increases, a new study shows.
The research...
Stingley remembered for determination in face of paralysis
FOREST PARK - Darryl Stingley, paralyzed by one of the most widely known hits in the history of professional football, was remembered Tuesday for...
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Lauds U.S. Senate Passage of the Stem Cell Research...
SHORT HILLS, N.J., April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire / -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF), the national, non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures and...
Paralyzed Stingley remembered for grace
Darryl Stingley, paralyzed by one of the most infamous hits in the history of professional football, was remembered Tuesday for the grace with which...
Why evict patients who need help?
A ragtag procession of patients in wheelchairs made their way down the long drive leading from Oak Forest Hospital to the 159th Street entrance...
Hope for fatherhood
Paralyzed men have new range of options
Chicago - In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther...
Spinal Cord Injuries Among Geriatrics Has Risen Five Times in Last 30 Years
The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times in the past 30 years, as compared...
TREADMILL TRAINING
(Adapted from February 2007 “PN/Paraplegia News” article)
Many aggressive Rehabilitation programs have incorporated body-weight-supported (BWS) treadmill training to enhance ambulatory ability after spinal cord...
Canine companion could help Walker realize goals
Trenell Walker is a UNT graduate and is currently working on his masters degree at the University of North Texas in Denton in Rehabilitation...
Stem cell grants come with dash of criticism
Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Science Writer
One of the state's most prominent stem cell researchers was judged to be a little "naive" on some technical...
