Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Increase in spinal cord injury noted
The number of spinal cord injuries among the older population has increased dramatically over the last three decades.
Falls are a leading cause of spinal...
An Oregon Tale
RECENTLY MY OLDEST son, Noah, graduated from the University of Oregon. He wore the traditional cap with tassel as a concession to his mother’s...
Tide wheelchair squads compete despite disability
TUSCALOOSA -- Much like University of Alabama men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried and women's coach Stephany Smith, Brent Hardin scours the country looking for...
Research Promises New Wound-Healing Materials
Newswise — Researchers are developing scaffoldlike materials designed to be injected into the body where they will quickly solidify to fit any space, repairing...
College wheelchair athletes play in ‘other’ basketball tourney
EDINBORO, Pa. - The nine teams battling it out on the basketball court here aren't listed on any NCAA brackets. There will be no...
Traffic fine could help disabled
INDIANAPOLIS - The fine you pay for your next speeding ticket might be a few dollars higher, but advocates for the disabled say the...
Nigeria: The Healing Power of Roots, Herbs
MR Charles Jaiyeola had lost hope again when he sustained serious cord and leg injury in an auto accident.
Even after spending months at Shagamu...
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Awards Over One Million Dollars in Research Grants
SHORT HILLS, N.J., /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) announced today that it has awarded $1,522,500 to support fourteen cutting-edge research...
Feingold, Kohl, Moore Push for New Zablocki Spinal Cord Injury Unit
Existing Unit at Milwaukee Veterans Medical Center Does Not Meet Current Standards
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl and Representative Gwen...
Atorvastatin shows potential as a new treatment for spinal cord injuries
A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in a new treatment of spinal cord...
