Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Severed spinal cord regenerated
Scientists have succeeded in restoring movement to rats paralysed by spinal injuries.
The breakthrough could ultimately lead to new treatments for people who have been...
Spinal Cord Regeneration
For successful Regeneration to occur following spinal cord injury, several things must happen. First, damaged nerve cells and supporting cells must survive or be...
Sandy…
Once I was conscious of my accident and the doctors gave me the doom and gloom speech, you’re pretty much left alone to deal...
Exercise therapy gives student hope
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Chrissy Parker laboriously drags one leg in front of the other, the top of her blue adidas gym shoe skidding across...
Phase II Trials of ProCord
Proneuron Biotechnologies Teams with Craig Hospital in Denver to Expand IND Phase II Trial of ProCord for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries to...
Monkey test offers hope to paralysed
The treated monkeys, which had suffered paralysis in one hand, regained 80 per cent of the movement they had lost.
Up to 12 months of...
Blocking immune response to spinal cord injury can improve chances for recovery
People who suffer spinal cord injuries may have a greater chance of recovery if treated with drugs that block the body’s own Immune Response...
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Cure Research
When spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs, one of the most difficult issues to deal with is that there is no “cure” at the...
Exercise may speed spinal cord repair
Running boosts nerve talk in injured rats.
Exercise speeds the recovery of rats with spinal cord injuries, a new study suggests. Regular runs...
Earliest Time Frame of Potential SCI Therapies
Many people have been asking about potential time frames of therapies that are under development for spinal cord injury. There are too many unknowns...