Friday, December 13, 2024

Tag: Motivation

We have to overcome this hope barrier

Ten minutes after a recent announcement that South Korean scientists had discovered an efficient way to produce stem cells, the world's largest spinal cord...

Functional Electrical Stimulation, Clinical Applications in SCI

What is Functional Electrical Stimulation? Functional electrical stimulation (FES) can be applied to a wide variety of research and treatment approaches. Frequently asked questions about...

Embracing challenges

Snowmass Village - Mario Uribe didn't believe. With his right leg and left arm missing since his exposure to radiation while in the armed services...

Ethicists Wary of New Stem Cell Proposals

WASHINGTON -- A member of the President's Council on Bioethics and two Columbia University scientists are promoting new research methods that could, they say,...

Former Marine, quadriplegic wants others to buckle up

MCRD/ERR PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.(July 9, 2004) -- Attaining the rank of sergeant in the Marine Corps is no easy task. It takes dedication and...

Craig Hospital will host its 12th annual Motorsports Day

Craig Hospital will host its 12th annual Motorsports Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, in the vicinity of Girard and...

Rosemarie Rossetti Crowned Ms. Wheelchair 2004

Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. of Columbus, OH was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio on March 20 at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, Ohio. She competed against...

Disabled Quincy man puts past behind him, focuses on the future

Greg Starman admits he will occasionally still find himself wondering, "Why?" Why did such an unbelievably cruel twist of fate have to befall a...

Uncharted waters

Tim Swieckowski is a quadriplegic, but a specially designed boat allows him to be one of the few who sail on their own. SAND KEY...

Gents coping with ‘devastating blow’

As Pat Culley lies in a Boston hospital bed paralyzed from the chest down with a spinal cord injury suffered last Saturday during a...