Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Paralysis victim ‘returned to life’
As he'd done so many times before, Jonah Shea tackled the chilly waters of Cape Cod Bay by running and diving in head first.
The...
Wheelchairs roll, and rock: Spinal injury patients offer help to live life kingsize
New Delhi, August 29:* Nekram Upadhyay is 34, suffers from polio, walks with a crutch, and has won the prestigious Ford Fellowship.
* Dr Tomasz...
Stem-cell therapy: Cure or hoax in China?
'Some get miracles'; others are skeptical
The website for Beike Biotechnology bursts with stories that can only be categorized as medical miracles: a Paraplegic can...
Treatment Advocates Plan Run
One year ago, Robert Wall couldn’t walk.
The former New Jersey resident and computer programmer was injured in August 2005 when he mistakenly dove into...
RRTC Web Cast on Pain and Spinal Cord Injury -Monday August 13
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) for a Web cast on Pain and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)....
Injury gives athlete opportunities
Most people might not say a spinal cord injury is a positive event in their lives. Brian Sheridan does.
A life-long athlete who had hoped...
Fundraiser today for local girl with spinal injury
A fundraiser car wash will be held today at the Lemoore Kmart to help raise money for a 19-year-old local resident who received major...
Christopher Reeve Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Research Network Receives DoD Grant
Newswise — A multi-million dollar grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) will allow six hospital centers, including the Methodist Neurological Institute...
The gift that keeps on giving
Matthew Nagle only lived 27 years, but his example of encouraging disabled people to strive for a better way of life by participating in...
Can Nose Cells Help Spinal Cord Injuries?
INDIANAPOLIS -- A doctor in Portugal is recruiting people through an Indiana hospital for a study on whether cells in nasal tissue can...
