Tag: Paralysis
Spinal cord injury victims get support
Lena Schoemaker has always been an athlete. She played varsity basketball and softball and ran cross country at West High. A big part of...
Support the Wall
This website was created in order to support Robert Wall during hisrecovery from the devastating spinal cord injury that occurred onAugust 20, 2005 while...
Scientists make Mice Walk After Spinal Cord Injury
Have you ever wondered how we move our hand, feet and other parts of the body? It is through signals emanating from brain giving...
Nanotechnology may help spinal cord injury
EVANSTON, Ill., April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have created a nano-engineered gel that can enable severed spinal cord fibers to regenerate...
Running Icy Cold Saline Shown To Prevent Paralysis Among Spinal Cord Injuries
Lowering Body's Temperature Protects Against Damage
According to the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network, there are about 11,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries each...
West Seattle native fights back from bizarre surfing injury
That’s 20-year-old Adrianna “Addie” Killam, who grew up in West Seattle — graduating from Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2002, Holy Names Academy in...
Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury
CHICAGO -- A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged...
Everett visits paralysis researchers
Kevin Everett and Marc Buoniconti each suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making a tackle. The difference between them on Friday was the...
Tale Of Two Spinal Injuries Shows Progress
Everett, Buoniconti Injuries Highlight Advances Of Last 20 Years
MIAMI -- Kevin Everett and Marc Buoniconti each suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making...
Ray of hope for spinal cord patients
The researcher who found a way to get paralyzed rats back walking is now in Colorado and predicts huge breakthroughs in treatment of human...
