Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Woll lobbying for Reeve Paralysis Act
About seven years ago, Barry Woll was driving down I-485 on a warm, sunny afternoon, headed to the golf course to meet a client.He...
New Avenues of Research Open for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
Concerted National Effort Needed To Develop New Therapies
Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Recent discoveries about the Central Nervous System's capacity for Regeneration and repair...
AANS Applauds Institute of Medicine’s Spinal Cord Injury Report
Newswise — According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), as many as 250,000 people are living in the United States with spinal...
Recovery process slow, continuing for Ringling football coach
An old adage says, "Time heals all wounds." While the axiom may have a more emotional meaning, for Ringling football coach Rick Gandy, it's...
Quadriplegic fights to pass legislation to help people with spinal cord injuries
Tiffany Garner - Of the Suburban Journals/Belleville Journal
Matt Langenhorst's life was changed forever in an instant on Feb. 8, 2001 when he and his...
Whatever it takes
She's strapped into what looks like an adult version of a baby walker. Amy Foels doesn't care. "Whatever it takes," she says. She's a...
Eastwood Continues Disability Vendetta with “Million Dollar Baby”
Bethesda, Md. - Score one for Clint Eastwood for his award winning film, "Million Dollar Baby," a brilliantly executed attack on life after spinal...
Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
Maintaining a healthy sex life after spinal cord injury is an important priority to many people. Fortunately, over the past few years a large...
Paralyzed Floridian hopes to walk again
By Tal Abbady - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - He once was a swimmer and scuba diver whose idea of a quick afternoon...
Spine therapy works on dogs, may help humans
By Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment...
