Tag: Medical Technology
Budding web designer an inspiration to others
WHILE Shane Agnew has faced his fair share of hurdles since sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him a ventilated quadriplegic, his sights...
PREMIER OPENS WORLD-LEADING SPINAL CORD INJURY CENTRE
VANCOUVER – The world’s largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened today by...
StemCells, Inc. Announces Four Presentations at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
PALO ALTO, Calif. — StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that results pertaining to the Company's research programs in retinal degeneration as well as spinal...
Stem-cell therapy in Moscow attracting patients from West
MOSCOW — Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally...
Peer-Reviewed Flexiciser Clinical Trials Published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine
Carlsbad, CA, November 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Flexiciser International which provides movement therapy solutions for people with mobility challenges today announced that its Clinical Trials...
Two months after paralyzing spinal cord injury, Mason-Hale on the mend
Chris Mason-Hale vividly remembers the football play that changed his life. The scene rolls through his mind with the same detail as the action...
Hundreds of experts gather in Toronto to share cutting-edge advances in spinal cord rehabilitation
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Is it possible to control devices through thought alone? One researcher is determined to find the answer. César Marquez...
Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord
Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible
Editor's Note: This story, originally printed...
Creative physical therapy improves lives of people with paralysis
Every 41 minutes someone sustains a spinal cord injury. Almost half of these injuries are due to Motor vehicle crashes, followed by the next...
New UAB lab helps spinal cord patients cope
A new lab at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center offers spinal cord injury patients a look at how technology can help them overcome disabilities, particularly...
