Tag: Quadriplegic
GRAViTONUS Gaming System For Quadriplegics
Any person with physical disabilities is entitled to active interaction with all aspects of social life, independent personal life, self-determination, freedom of choice, as...
EasyStand – Equipment by Altimate Medical
Standing frames and mobility aids are assistive technology at its best, created by Altimate Medical to aid in mobility and standing therapy.
Designed by a...
Feds announce funding for spinal cord research
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced $30 million over five years that will fund spinal cord injury research and Rehabilitation.
The money will go towards...
What’s the difference between a paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
What's the difference between a Paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of...
Family of paralyzed Wilson player contemplates lawsuit
The family of Shykem "Shaka" Lawrence - the Woodrow Wilson High football player who was paralyzed in an Aug. 25 scrimmage - has asked...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
Surgery gives quadriplegic ability to breathe on his own
VANCOUVER — Bob Blair bears an uncanny facial resemblance to Christopher Reeve and on top of that, he, like Reeve, was paralysed in a...
Paralysis can’t stop his dreams
Muir High to honor inspirational graduate
ALTADENA - Victor Wright says he's thought about his final moments on the football field every day for the...
A new year brings new hope to injured snowboarder Mike Ryan
HIGHLAND LAKES - 2006 began with despair for the Ryan family of Highland Lakes. By the end of the year, it was filled with...
Steady progress for quadriplegic Wyoming man
Progress for Andy Scott comes in bits and pieces.
The Powell, Wyo., man underwent experimental stem cell surgery in Europe six months ago in hopes...
