Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Jockey Murphy Bruises Spinal Cord in Fall
Jockey Cindy Murphy remained hospitalized Friday after she was thrown in the fifth race at Prairie Meadows Thursday night. According to her husband, Travis...
Paralyzed player looking to ministry
ODESSA, Texas — Sitting in the sunny living room of his east Odessa home, Joe Beene is a striking contradiction. His glowing tan skin...
Cutting-Edge Research on Repair of Spinal Cord Injuries Presented in Journal of Neurotrauma
Exciting advances in the research effort to develop and refine novel techniques for repairing injured spinal cords have led to promising strategies for regenerating...
Purdue researchers work on drug to relieve spinal cord injuries
Purdue University researchers are working to develop a drug that could reverse some spinal cord injuries as well as other neurological traumas.
Richard Borgens, founder...
Stem-Cell Tech Improves Spinal-Cord Injury
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- A new stem-cell technology has allowed rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk again within two weeks, an advance...
Paralysis Cure Worth Waiting For
Every time I turn around I seem to read about some paralyzed person who's traveled to a far-flung country for a miracle treatment not...
Teen’s injury mirrors Reeve’s
Although his spinal cord injury is similar to that of Christopher Reeve, Ben Trockman has shown "phenomenal" strength, courage and attitude, his father said.
Trockman,...
Stem cell implant is outside mainstream
SOUTH BEND -- In his quest to help victims of spinal cord injury, Dr. Steven Hinderer admits he's ventured outside the comfort zone of...
Snowboarder’s recovery subject of Emmy-winning film
BRECKENRIDGE - Four years ago, Breckenridge competitive snowboarder Matt Wyffels was involved in a horrific snowboarding accident that left him completely paralyzed from the...
Scotland gets landmark housing project for people with spinal injuries
The heads of two charitable organisations have come together to mark the start of a housing project to help people from across Scotland build...
