Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Study on dogs yields hope in human paralysis treatment
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment that also offers hope for preventing...
Paralyzed in Florida, man moving to Utah in hopes of walking again
BY TAL ABBADY - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - (KRT) - He once was a swimmer and scuba diver whose idea of a...
Paralyzed man is recipient of holiday spirit
Strangers, friends and family are remodeling Jesse Freeby's house to make it wheelchair accessible
DENNIS McCARTHY
MILWAUKIE -- Jesse Freeby never realized how many friends he...
Wireless reconnects spinal patients
By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER
Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker.
But his life...
Determined survivor conquers ski injury
GRAND RAPIDS -- Vicky Schmidt is getting used to battling back.
The latest setback for the 40-year-old Grand Rapids Paraplegic was a ski accident last...
Determined to walk
Paralyzed Delray Beach man working make his wheelchair history
by Dale M. King
At the youthful age of 25, Kevin Mullin of Delray Beach knows how...
California’s 21st-century Stem Cell Gold Rush
Roxanne Khamsi
A pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap...
Where should spinal-cord-injured persons go for rehabilitation?
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA at 1-800-962-9629) maintains a current list of all accredited programs... over 50 in all. Some factors...
Reeve Visited Chicago Rehab Institute Last Week
Actor: Research Can Relieve Human Suffering
CHCIAGO -- Christopher Reeve made an appearance in Chicago just last week, on Oct. 8, to celebrate the Rehabilitation...
Quadriplegic will run marathon
Alan Robinson will be one of the last runners to cross the finish line in Sunday's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
When he ran last year,...
