Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Rider slowly recovering from injury; Mother ‘overwhelmed’ by community support during fundraiser
Nathalie Lawson is grateful to the more than 400 people who have provided her with a little peace of mind while she oversees her...
Paralympian creates ‘fashion-able’ clothes
Teri Thorson doesn’t think people in wheelchairs should have to choose between fashion and function.
The former Paralympian wheelchair racer is launching her own line...
Disaboom Becomes Umbrella Sponsor for Life Rolls On Foundation
DENVER, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 18, 2007 -- Disaboom, Inc. (OTC BB:DSBO.OB - News), which is developing the first online community for people living with or...
Psychological or physiological
Why are tetraplegic patients content?
Objective: To assess the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on perceived health-related quality of life (QOL).
Background: SCI is physically...
Local woman’s death points to trampoline risks
Last week's death of a Loveland woman while she jumped on a trampoline with her children was rare, but injuries on the device are...
4th Annual Night By The Ocean Gala to Take Place at the Beverly Hills...
On Sunday, July 22, 2007, Life Rolls On (LRO) Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected...
First steps on a long road
One evening this March, at a military hospital in northeast China, Paraplegic Jason McCue moved his legs.
It happened when the 31-year-old Calgarian was watching...
Snoopy’s home with family
Snoopy, the Labrador retriever whose ability to walk was threatened when he was hit by a car, is back home with Jay and Julie...
VA Boosts Services and Research in Spinal Cord Injury
(Media-Newswire.com) - MILWAUKEE – During a ground-breaking ceremony today for a world-class facility for spinal cord injuries, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson committed...
Drive for adventure brings more spine injuries
The growing popularity of adventure sports is contributing to a rise in the number of serious spinal injuries, doctors said yesterday.
New figures show that...
