Tag: Hope
Is saline a solution for spine injuries?
Lowering body temperature may aid in recovery
Emergency crews may one day have a potent new weapon against spinal-cord injuries -- the one used...
Recent injuries highlight hazards of the game
Heading into week four and putting a quarter of the regular season in the books for most teams, there have two major neck injuries...
Woman happy with progress after Chinese spinal surgery
Christan Zaccagnino awoke at Xishan Hospital near Beijing with a roaring headache.
The 24-year-old Port Chester woman had just endured two hours of spinal cord...
Red Bull-backed Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation Comes To America
It happens every 41 minutes: somebody in the U.S. sustains a spinal cord injury. This epidemic, which affects more than 2.5 million people worldwide,...
A chill down the spine
The quick and cooling treatment of Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett spurs interest in its use in spinal cord injuries.
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett's...
One player’s pain paying off for fallen Bill
MIAMI: This is a story about good karma, with a tough beginning, a ton of tears, but a happy ending.
On Oct. 26, 1985, a...
To Wait or Not to Wait: Overseas’ Stem Cell Treatments
We at Stemblog have decided to weigh in on the medical tourism issue, which is fueled by the lack of adequate curative treatments available...
Steps to a Cure
Kevin Everett, the Buffalo Bills player who was paralyzed after breaking his neck on the football field, will soon walk. That’s what doctors said...
New Spinal Cord Injuries Study Says Conducting Surgeries Earlier Could Prevent More Nerve Damage
A new study reveals that conducting surgeries earlier when treating spinal cord injuries could lead to better results and less damage to injury victims.
Currently,...
Ice-Cold Innovations in Miami
The Miami Project Develops Cooling Therapy Like That Used to Treat
Against all odds, Buffalo Bills' tight end Kevin Everett, who sustained a disastrous...
