Tag: Medical Research
Doctors on the Scene Acted Quickly to Treat Everett With Cold Therapy
BUFFALO, Sept. 15 — In the moments after a serious spinal cord injury paralyzed Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills below the shoulders, doctors...
Heads up! Tackling the wrong way can lead to catastrophic injuries
CONYERS, Ga. – Chad Frazier has seen it hundreds of times: Two guys run into each other at full speed, and one of them...
Cooling seen aiding player’s recovery
Doctor: Action may have helped avert paralysis
Doctors initially said that Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett had little chance of walking again after...
MDs Use Experimental Cooling on Everett
Doctors are following the playbook in treating Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett's severe spinal cord injury except in one notable regard: pumping icy...
Expert: ‘Not unrealistic’ that Bills’ Everett will walk again
A leader in spinal injury research said Tuesday he was optimistic Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett will walk again, despite a neck fracture...
High schools take care to tackle spine injuries
A Toronto-based sports therapist who has attended to teenaged athletes injured in games during the past 25 years says the number of catastrophic injuries...
Buffalo Bills’ Everett May Walk Again
Sept. 12, 2007 -- Hospitalized Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett has moved his arms and legs, raising hopes that he may one day...
Everett has support from Utley, Byrd, Burroughs and others
An ill-fated tackle on Sunday plunged Kevin Everett into a hellish week of loss. Instead of commanding his finely chiseled body, he could do...
Tadalafil Helps Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Erectile Dysfunction
Men with spinal cord injuries appear to have better erectile function when they take tadalafil, according to a report published in Archives of Neurology...
Spine surgery: Timing matters!
TORONTO, Canada – About 300,000 Americans are in wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries. Many patients will recover at least some function in their...
