Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Education
Uric acid and spinal cord injury treatment
A novel approach from Rutgers holds potential for Central Nervous System damage
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Uric acid is commonly associated with the excruciatingly painful...
Teresa Hukari makes painstaking progress
The year 2006 was a life-altering one for Teresa Hukari, a Hood River native who was injured last March in a freak skiing accident...
Turning pain to gain
BARTLETT -- More than 18 years ago, 20-year-old Dale Spencer of Bartlett tripped and fell by a set of railroad tracks while taking a...
Use your mind, keep body safe
Paralyzed former race car driver takes advice about spinal cord injuries to students in South Florida high schools.
The high-tech, mechanized wheelchair caught their attention....
Oh, to be young and uninsured: Bad idea
USA TODAY, in partnership with ABC News, is exploring the issues of being young and in debt in a six-week series that began Monday,...
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee: Charlene Caswell Transforms Herself From Quadriplegic to Hiker, With Help from The Hartford
Walking away from a seemingly permanent Disability requires...
ThinkFirst Foundation
Each year an estimated 500,000 persons sustain brain and spinal cordinjuries in the United States. The most frequent causes of theseinjuries are motor vehicle...
Chrysler Group Makes Three-Part Holiday Donation
- Chrysler Group donates $50,000 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to fund therapy programs to increase mobility - Chrysler Group also sponsors Michigan...
ThinkFirst speaker has firsthand story Crash victim shares his bad decision to drink and...
Cardington man hopes message helps others
CARDINGTON - Jeff Radel is reminded on a daily basis what drinking and driving did to his life.
The...
Chris Anthony starts not-for-profit SpineLife
New York Dragons WR/LB Chris Anthony started SpineLife, a not-for-profit organization, which assists athletes who have experienced spinal cord injuries or head trauma's in...
