Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery

Spinal Cord Injury Levels & Classification

When people are injured, they are often told that they have an injury at a given spinal cord level and are given a qualifier...

Spinal Cord Injury Glossary

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FAQ’s About Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts...

Purdue licenses paralysis treatment to Indiana-based Andara Life Science

Purdue Research Foundation has signed a license agreement with Andara Life Science Inc. The agreement grants the company exclusive commercial rights to a platform...

Ford hits milestone in his recovery

Milwaukee Bucks point guard T.J. Ford shot baskets with his doctor's permission Saturday for the first time since bruising his spinal cord almost 14...

Company gets rights to paralysis treatment

By Max Showalter, Journal and Courier A life sciences company formed just four months ago in the Purdue Research Park has been given the green...

New Business Holds Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

(Indianapolis) – A new business venture was announced Thursday which could revolutionize treatment for people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries. The news is another...

Dole Discloses Emergency That Nearly Took His Life

Former Senator Bob Dole, whose life was shaped by a devastating war injury, suffered a medical emergency earlier this year that doctors told him...

Woll lobbying for Reeve Paralysis Act

About seven years ago, Barry Woll was driving down I-485 on a warm, sunny afternoon, headed to the golf course to meet a client.He...

Embracing challenges

Snowmass Village - Mario Uribe didn't believe. With his right leg and left arm missing since his exposure to radiation while in the armed services...