Tag: Quality Of Life
‘The injury doesn’t change who you are,’ says Coquitlam man
Rick Hansen made history with his journey around the world but it was only the beginning of what would become his lifelong dream.
With the...
Still making a difference
Twenty years ago, the kind of spinal-cord injury Caleb Brousseau sustained when he landed badly from a 12-metre jump while snowboarding in February would...
Fighting spasticity
Doctors increasingly implant pumps, inject Botox to relieve muscle spasms
Spokane Physiatrist Dr. Karen Stanek says a fast-growing number of people here are using...
Acupuncture and Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries are extremely serious. Acupuncture for a spinal cord injury can bring relief to chronic pain and improve your quality of life.
Among...
The hunt for a cure
Schererville woman draws strength from dad's example, commits to triathlon
SCHERERVILLE | Malini Goel, 34, looks to her father as an example of an ordinary...
Stem cell research center opens ‘doors of possibility’
PISCATAWAY -- It looked empty, but the first piece of New Jersey's new stem cell research center filled Saturday with the hopes and expectations...
Hansen returns to P.E.I. 20 years after historic tour
Premier gives $200,000 over five years to help those with spinal cord injuries
Twenty years after his historic Man in Motion Tour last brought him...
Cyberkinetics Provides Andara(TM) OFS(TM) Therapy for Spanish Motorcycle Racer with Spinal Cord Injury
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Company"; "Cyberkinetics"), announced that the Company provided its Andara(TM) Oscillating Field Stimulator (OFS(TM)) System to a...
Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis
Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that...
New wheels at St. Mary’s makes getting around easier
Getting around just got a whole lot easier for spinal cord injury patients at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital.
Just ask Jeff Todd, a...
