Tag: Physical Therapy
Robot helps spinal cord patients remember how to walk
AT CARDINAL HILL, ROBOT AIDS THERAPY
Scott Crawford wants to walk again. In September, a pile of wooden pallets fell on Crawford. The accident left...
Freshman takes spinal cord injury in stride
Brooke Rallis came to the University of New Hampshire in high hopes of being considered an equal among the thousands of freshmen.
Standing at 5...
Man receives therapy in China
HOYLETON — As a speech therapist who works in the King City and surrounding area, Kelly Melton knows how difficult it is to overcome...
FDA Clears Way For Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy
New York, NY (NBC) -- The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the first-ever human trial of a medical treatment, derived...
American attitudes to stem-cell therapies are changing fast
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FOR the past eight years, America’s government has declined to fund new research into one of the world’s most promising...
Paralyzed race car driver applauds FDA stem cell approval
Indianapolis - It could be a major step forward for stem cell research and patients paralyzed with spinal cord injuries. An American biotech company...
UCI behind world’s first embryonic stem cell study in humans
FDA approves Geron Corp. clinical trial for spinal cord injury treatment
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 23, 2009 A therapy developed at UC Irvine that made paralyzed...
Quest to discard wheelchair leads Lexington man, wife to Mexico
On a Sunday in August, Mike Phillips’ world came tumbling to the ground. While on a walk at Riverside Park near his Lexington home,...
Small Steps
Exercise therapy for injury raises woman’s spirits
At the end of each year, the Times-Call checks in on area newsmakers from the past year and...
MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN: CHALLENGE CENTER TAKES THE “DIS” OUT OF DISABILITES
(San Diego's East County) — “When I first had my stroke, I couldn’t speak or move my right side. I couldn’t walk,” recalled...
