Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Tag: ICORD

UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury

A key challenge in treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)—the kind caused by impact from a car crash, a fall, a sporting activity or...

Research could change how blood pressure is managed in spinal cord injury patients

CORD principal investigators Dr. Christopher West and Dr. Brian Kwon and their research teams have published a study that challenges the current standard for...

Electrical implant could improve daily activities for people with spinal cord injuries: study

https://youtu.be/Jdk7BGL2ZNc An experimental treatment that sends electrical currents through the spinal cord has improved “invisible” yet debilitating side effects for a B.C. man with a...

Fatherhood no longer just a dream for men with severe spinal cord injuries

Buz Straw's dreams of fatherhood were shattered - just like his neck and spinal cord - when the front-end loader he was operating tipped...