Tag: Spinal Cord Injury

Safety Should Be the Goal for Football Players

Good coaching, right equipment can prevent serious head and neck injuries, doctors say (HealthDay News) -- Football fans and players may be excited about the...

Rolling Like a Celebrity-Ms. Wheelchair NJ 2009

Santina Muha not only rolls like a celebrity, she is a celebrity! She also plays an active role in the disability community.  Santina is a guest...

City to host Ms. Wheelchair America pageant this weekend

A diverse group of women from 27 states -- college students, volunteers, office workers, grandmothers -- will gather in Rapid City this week to...

Ricky “Bobby” James: a Remarkable Story of Perseverance

He lives by the one word: Perseverance. His goals and dreams are being fulfilled with each challenge that comes his way. He has raced in...

Surf dog & Quadraplegic surfer tandem surf

Rip Curl Ricki, a surf dog, and Patrick Ivison, a quadraplegic adaptive surfer got together to catch some party waves and tandem surf at Del Mar beach on August 20.

If wayne saves one, it’s worth it

Jumping off the jetties at Hervey Bay might be all fun and games for local kids - until someone gets hurt. In an effort to...

Metabolites Offer Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury

Nitric oxide metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid correlate with injury severity and motor recovery (HealthDay News) -- The concentration of nitric oxide metabolites in the...

Sports Illustrated features quadriplegic on cover

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is one of the biggest players in the spinal cord injury research arena (not counting the Reeve Foundation,...

Pushrim.com

Life After Spinal Cord Injury A social network and support resource for friends, family, and victims of spinal cord injury.

Flying Against the Odds

In 2004, a skydiving accident left Jim Carlaccini with a T-12 complete spinal cord injury. Always having an interest for aviation since a young...