Tag: Quality Of Life

Kelly Brush Foundation Awards Ski Racing Safety Grants

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just as ski resorts are opening for the season, the Kelly Brush Foundation kicked off its 2008/2009 Ski...

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...

PREMIER OPENS WORLD-LEADING SPINAL CORD INJURY CENTRE

VANCOUVER – The world’s largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened today by...

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...

Expert lectures on regenerative medicine

Molly Shoichet spends her days imagining a world where victims of spinal cord injuries can walk again. A world where faulty organs can be...

Paralyzed former drag racer Gwynn still passionate about racing, fishing

Paralyzed champ stays busy running foundation, fishing tournaments Weston - As a champion drag racer, Darrell Gwynn was unstoppable. Despite a devastating accident during a 1990...

Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard...

Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord

Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible Editor's Note: This story, originally printed...

Creative physical therapy improves lives of people with paralysis

Every 41 minutes someone sustains a spinal cord injury. Almost half of these injuries are due to Motor vehicle crashes, followed by the next...

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Launches First-Ever National Advertising Campaign

The Reeve Foundation debuts new national ad campaign giving consumers a look into the world of paralysis SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The...