Tag: Quadriplegic
Thankful for 50 more years
Thrill-Seeker Has Led ‘Wonderfully Fulfilling Life’ Since Accident
VIENNA, Va. - At 67, Sharon Hovey says she is ready to settle down.
An Ashville native and...
Spinal Cord Repair Researcher Nets $150,000 Award
When they were 15, Tim O'Shea and his friend Ben Harvey were keen rugby players. But a week before his sixteenth birthday Ben was...
Nose cells may heal spine
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be "repaired" using cells from their own noses, say Otago University researchers.
The Health Ministry's ethics committee...
Budding web designer an inspiration to others
WHILE Shane Agnew has faced his fair share of hurdles since sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him a ventilated quadriplegic, his sights...
Specialized therapy center is at the heart of foundation’s work
The Michael-Ryan Pattison Foundation, formerly A Cure is Coming, is the legacy of the inspirational effort of a healing community of friends who supported...
3 with local ties inducted
Dr. James S. Krause, Harriet McBryde Johnson and Marc Buoniconti
Three of this year's 19 inductees into the Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame have...
Disabled vet honored
Scott Cannedy receives veteran appreciation plaque from Jackson Center for Independent Living
Scott Cannedy was on a secret mission with the Green Berets in 1985...
Stem-cell therapy in Moscow attracting patients from West
MOSCOW — Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally...
Peer-Reviewed Flexiciser Clinical Trials Published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine
Carlsbad, CA, November 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Flexiciser International which provides movement therapy solutions for people with mobility challenges today announced that its Clinical Trials...
Lawsuit claims school board, others negligent
DURHAM -- The family of an injured teen wrestler, now confined to a wheelchair, is seeking $65 million in damages.
The statement of claim filed...
