Tag: Mobility
More travel abroad for stem cell therapy
Procedures banned in U.S. offer disabled hope
Six years after a car accident left Jeni Rummelt paralyzed from the waist down, she is traveling to...
Restorative Therapies Announces FDA Clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm Cycling
Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer of medical devices providing clinic and in-home restoration therapy, today announced FDA clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm...
Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher
A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...
Corzine right on stem-cell pursuit
If the negative vote on stem-cell research was because of a reluctance to spend more taxpayer dollars, it was most unfortunate. I commend Gov....
New Technology Can Be Operated By Thought
ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2007) — Neuroscientists have significantly advanced brain-machine interface (BMI) technology to the point where severely handicapped people who cannot contract even...
Fighting paralysis with Gloria Estefan
(CNN) -- Latin pop diva Gloria Estefan and former Citadel linebacker Marc Buoniconti have each suffered paralyzing injuries.
Estefan escaped from a near-fatal bus accident...
QuadJoy Adaptive Mouse and Accessories
QuadJoy, an orally-controlled Mouse, is an alternative to the hand-controlled Mouse. QuadJoy enables people with limited or no hand mobility to operate their computers.
Hundreds...
University of Pittsburgh Awarded $4.75 Million Grant to Improve Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded a $4.75 million grant to the University of Pittsburgh to...
Spinal cord injury hits home with Blue
An NFL player remains in the hospital with a serious spinal cord injury after making a special teams tackle and Winnipeg special teams...
Everett’s injury latest in long list of devastating hits
EDMONTON - If Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett is experiencing the "totally spectacular, totally unexpected" recovery from what the team physician earlier had...
