Tag: Paralysis
NFL Resumes Funding of the Miami Project
NFL Hands Grant to Miami Project, Which Helped Bills' Kevin Everett Recover From Spinal Injury
The NFL has awarded a $113,000 grant to the Miami...
After accident, Katie Mathews knows what life is about now
She just wants to be herself. "Normal," she says.
But Katie Mathews, 17d, has had only fleeting glimpses of normal since the wreck in the...
Stem cells target paralysis
Neuralstem Inc., the tiny Rockville biotech whose human stem cells have helped paralyzed rats walk again, is poised to launch its first trials on...
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...
Quick action key with neck injuries
This is the second article in a three-part series about head and neck injuries in football and how prepared local sports programs are in...
PROBLEMS PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ATHLETES FACE
The number of physically impaired athletes, who includes wheelchair athletes, amputees, and athletes with cerebral palsy, visual impaired and intellectually impaired athletes has substantially...
Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Paralysis
Types of Paralysis
Paraplegia:
It occurs usually due to injury or disease of spinal cord and occurs in both the legs. It is generally accompanied by...
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...
Everett’s injury inspires lesson in caring
LOCKPORT — While most children may be thinking about tricks or treats this month, many Emmet Belknap Middle School pupils have been preoccupied with...
Cooling Therapy Helps NFL Player Overcome Paralysis
An experimental treatment – inducing Hypothermia – has been helping a professional football player make a remarkable recovery from a paralyzing injury. Cooling therapy,...
