Tag: Paraplegia
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
Feasibility of Functional electrical stimulation for control of seated posture after spinal...
ERECTIONS
A male with SCI may, or may not, be able to achieve erection. The level, severity, time elapsed, and...
FERTILITY, CHILDBIRTH, AND CONTRACEPTION
Women with Paraplegia or Quadriplegia and of childbearing age usually regain menses; nearly 50% do not miss a single...
Making a bid for Beijing
For speed, Maureen McKinnon-Tucker leans as hard as she can to leeward as she and teammate Mark Lewis train with nearly no wind in...
Castaic Paraplegic to Walk Marathon Finish
This morning, for the second year in a row, Castaic resident and Web site designer Marc Richards, paralyzed from the middle of his chest...
AGGRESSIVE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
In recent years, a variety of aggressive physical Rehabilitation programs have emerged that seem to restore significant function for many people after spinal cord...
Lawsuit raises liability issues
Officials, coaches still support sport
When a former high school gymnast in Sioux Falls filed a negligence lawsuit against her coaches, her school and a...
Poised for the next step
College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant
MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...
New Spinal Repair Unit Opens
An imminent medical breakthrough in the treatment of paralysis (Paraplegia and Tetraplegia) is anticipated in Professor Geoffrey Raisman’s lecture: Repairing the Spinal Cord: Ripples...
What is Paraplegia and Quadriplegia?
Paraplegia is the loss of sensation and movement in legs and in part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from an injury to...