Tag: Paralysis
New hope for spinal cord injury patients
ISLAMABAD: Tiny nerves taken from the rib cage, fortified with a powerful growth inducer and transplanted in the spinal cord significantly reversed paralysis in...
Canada’s New Government Commits New Funding to the Rick Hansen Foundation in Its Drive...
Prime Minister Harper celebrates 20th Anniversary of Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour with commitment to SCI Translational Research Network
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen...
Feds announce funding for spinal cord research
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced $30 million over five years that will fund spinal cord injury research and Rehabilitation.
The money will go towards...
Love Bloomed, Despite Paralysis, After She Saved His Life
Maryann Soucy and Daniel Spradley went bowling on their first date in 2005. Last week they bowled again - Danny's first outing since August.
"I...
Newport High School graduate recovering from December snowboarding accident
Graduate of Newport High School and former Newport resident Luis Acosta was injured in a snowboarding accident at Mount Hood Ski Bowl Dec. 8,...
What’s the difference between a paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
What's the difference between a Paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of...
Paralysed nurse win negligence claim
A RETIRED nurse left paralysed after an operation on her back at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital has won a legal action claiming she was...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
Paralysis can’t stop his dreams
Muir High to honor inspirational graduate
ALTADENA - Victor Wright says he's thought about his final moments on the football field every day for the...
“Roll Models” and Designer Wheelchairs Add New Spin to Famed New York Fashion Week
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 10, 2007 -- We invite you to consider: What would a St. John wheelchair look like? Rich...
