Tag: Health Care
‘Not having the right bowel care is demeaning’
Reg Penn, who is paralysed from the chest down discusses his distress at the bowel care he recently received
The patient
I was 18 years old...
Patients rave about spinal-cord therapy, but insurance won’t cover it
Families of two paralyzed Bay State teens are calling on insurance companies to step up and fund the life-altering therapy that they say has...
Study Shows Rising Rate of Brain and Spinal Injuries in ATV Riders
Young Riders Have Highest Injury Rate—Helmets Could Reduce Risk
Newswise — Brain and spinal cord injuries related to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) appear to be increasing,...
Miracle Paralyzed Dad Shares His Family’s Story…40 Years After Football Injury
Paralyzed on Oct. 30, 1970, from spinal cord injury during Cornell football game, 60-year-old Long Island man speaks about re-inventing his life after tragic...
Robust Regeneration of Injured Nerves Achieved for First Time in Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord
BOSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve tissue connections in injured adult spinal cord sites...
Quadriplegic, and empowered
I didn't die that day. Many were told and thought I would, but many more believed I wouldn't.
Twenty years ago today circumstances collided: a...
United Spinal Association and National Spinal Cord Injury Association Develop Free Guide to Understanding...
NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association (www.unitedspinal.org) and National Spinal Cord Injury Association (www.spinalcord.org) have joined forces to create an informative...
Answers to the 6 most frequently asked spinal cord questions
The art of spinal manipulation has been around for thousands of years, dating back to medicine men called "bone setters" at the time Socrates...
URMC chief Dr. Brad Berk returns after devastating injury
Being paralyzed and totally dependent on others gave Dr. Brad Berk lots of time to think.
As chief executive of University of Rochester Medical Center,...
Healthy Eating for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
19-year-old Dominique Harris is a C5-C6 quadriplegic and former patient at National Rehabilitation Hospital.
