Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Life with a spinal cord injury
Hamden resident Jon Sigworth, 19, who sustained a spinal cord injury during a recent visit to India, has rapidly become a legend in his...
Helping The Paralyzed Walk
New Research Is Offering Hope
One doctor is taking a pro-active approach to muscle stimulation in patients who have damaged nerves. This remarkable treatment is...
Man hikes road to recovery
COLUMBUS — He could see, even with the chlorinated water stinging his eyes.
He could hear.
His brain was working; "Oh boy, they're going to think...
Ready to return, Oliver tells Caracella: don’t rush it
CHAMPION jockey Damien Oliver, who resumes riding at Flemington on Saturday after a 15-month absence with a career-threatening spinal injury similar to that of...
Caracella’s wife feared worst
BLAKE Caracella's wife has told of her relief that her husband had not suffered permanent spinal damage after his collision with Lion Tim Notting...
Twenty years on, Hansen still in motion
Wheelchair athlete famous for global trek is focused now on injury research
Twenty years ago, Rick Hansen was wrapping up his 40,000-kilometre Man in Motion...
USA Diving accident survivor Brooke Burns helps raise awareness about diving injury prevention
It's a startling fact that as many as 1,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year due to shallow water diving. With swimming pools officially...
Coach hopeful of gymnast’s recovery
Yoichi Tomita describes Andrew Donnellan as one of the most "powerful" gymnasts he has ever coached.
And that muscular build, Tomita said, might help the...
Parents of injured 14-year-old gymnast stay hopeful
14-year-old Richland girl recovering from spinal cord injury after tumbling accident
The parents of a Richland teenager hurt in a gymnastics accident spoke yesterday of...
Paralysis offered motivation, not an excuse
When Bill Cawley works out in a shirt and tie, he draws a lot of stares.
The wheelchair likely has something to do with it,...
