Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Education
New report shows locomotor training restores walking function in child with spinal cord injury
Central Nervous System may be retrained, report led by Physical Therapist shows
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 4, 2008)—A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to...
A new approach to paralysis rehab
Book looks at family challenges
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects an estimated 12,000 people each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center....
Spinal cord injury research hampered by animal models
Scientists say difficulty lies in extrapolating animal data to humans
Washington—Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that...
Former Lion now roars for disabled
Recently, I was able to reach Mike Utley over the telephone while he was in Dallas awaiting a flight to Miami. At one time,...
Experimental Russian stem cell treatments for spinal injury credited for woman’s progress
When Kadi DeHaan took her first steps in December, two years after a car accident forced her into a wheelchair, she did it in...
Paralyzed Veterans win battle for Big House seating
Imagine buying tickets to a sporting event and arriving at the stadium to find out you cannot get to or fit into your seat.
People...
Spinal cord survivors share stories
SIOUX CITY -- One minute, Jon Schuetz was riding a motorcycle under a sunny Florida sky. The next minute, he was on the ground,...
Injury fund fees shifted to all drivers
INDIANAPOLIS — State Senators gave a boost Wednesday to efforts to put Indiana at the forefront of medical research to treat patients with spinal...
Salem school friends soften a family’s ordeal Group rallies to help father of three...
With the flip of a light switch, Cesar Mancebo — a strong, healthy husband and father of three — was paralyzed.
During an early morning...
Fitness Is Important If You Have A Spinal Cord Injury
Being fit means being trim, energized, and confident and this is still important for someone with spinal cord injury.
A fitness program for a spinal...
