Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery

Paralyzed Patients Get Helping Hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzhwuH7DJlE A new device at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville gives paralyzed patients a helping hand. The device uses advanced electrode technology to help...

Everett to be honored in Bills season opener

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Kevin Everett will be honored while attending Buffalo's season opener against Seattle on Sunday, a year after the former...

Coming in from the Cold: Did Hypothermia Therapy Allow Kevin Everett to Walk Again?

Doctors disagree on whether the controversial treatment played a role in the recovery of the Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett's playing career ended in...

You’ve got to hand it to them

Paraplegics cross country on special cycles to raise funds for medical research THE OLDEST MEMBER of this small group of paraplegics is 65 but...

Reeve Foundation Recruits Distinguished Stem-Cell Neurobiologist

The Salk Institute's Samuel L. Pfaff, Ph.D. - to its International Research Consort Pfaff Brings Expertise in Motor Neuron Development to the Foundation's Efforts on...

Special needs players showcase their shots

The Madame Lise Thibault Golf Tournament is in its eighth year The sun was shining, the balls were flying and the chairs were rolling yesterday...

Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan May Have Many Roles In Spinal Cord Injury Repair

The proteoglycan chondroitin sulfate (CSPG) plays an important role not just in the formation of the glial scar but also in the repair of...

Miracle Michael will walk again

DOCTORS feared Michael Wakeman would never walk again after he crashed a billy-cart into a car. The 13-year-old had completely dislocated his spine, compressing a...

Youth minister adjusts to ‘new normal’ with spinal injury

Accident damages Gainesville man's body but not his spirit ATLANTA -- Vester Lewis is getting used to what he calls "the new normal." Normal for him...

Christopher Reeve – Hope in Motion

This intimate portrait focuses on Chris’ remarkable recovery ofmovement and his constant fight to fully regain his mobility