Tag: Quadriplegia
Quadriplegic vs. Paraplegic | What’s the difference?
https://youtu.be/a1rj4-NfE-o
Cole & Charisma put together a video explaining the difference between quadriplegia and paraplegia. Thank you to everyone who helped us make this video...
What is a spinal cord injury?
A spinal cord injury means that the spinal cord of a person is damaged and the person cannot do things that they otherwise would...
Surgery that restores hand and elbow function in quadriplegics is underused
MAYWOOD, IL - A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according...
AQA Victoria (Australian Quadraplegic Association)
AQA is a provider of support and services for people who sustain spinal cord injuries (quadriplegia and paraplegia) and similar physical disabilities. AQA provides...
Escaping quadriplegia: tackling life step by step
MORNINGTON'S Irwin Vale was told by doctors he would live the rest of his life as a quadriplegic, unable to move his body as...
Quadriplegic donkey walks again Stem cells aid recovery from spinal-cord injury
Eli the donkey’s recovery from incomplete quadriplegia could be the most important breakthrough in traumatic spinal-cord injuries and for the stem-cell treatment that restored...
Lives changed forever
IT is Spinal Injuries Awareness Week. For Mackay’s Luke Simmons and his family, sending out the message of how a spinal cord injury can...
Spinal Injuries Awareness Week
Meet Martin Hume. Almost three years ago the 21-year-old from Elanora on the Gold Coast suffered major spinal injuries after a wakeboarding accident only...
Promise of stem cells fulfilled
clinical trial in Atlanta, Georgia, is proof that informed public debate is the key to medical advance
IF I'm honest, my first reaction to recent...
‘Murderball’ gives new life to wheelchair-bound athlete
PHILADELPHIA, PA (NBC) - The Philadelphia Eagles wheelchair rugby team gives life back to its members and smashes stereotypes one hit at a time.
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