Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Michele Lee’s Spinal Cord Injury Patient Story
Michele Lee, 26, is a woman with a good job, an apartment in the city, a talent for painting and an independent, adventurous spirit....
Walking 500 Miles for SCI
Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster is walking 500 miles in 32 days.
Beginning on August 1, Gonzalez-Bunster, 26, will be embarking on an 800-kilometer walk, just under the...
ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury
The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.
The guidelines...
Eric Westacott Foundation Raises Over $30,000 to Help Young Quadriplegic Boy
The Eric Westacott Foundation has raised over $30,000 for physical therapy for 11-year old Alex Malarkey. The funds will allow young Alex to participate...
Once a helping hand, now in need of aid
Time running out on local man's medical coverage
PANAMA CITY — Pictures of Michael Harris and children in wheelchairs, children with cancer and veterans home...
The paralysis buster: Jab and exercise combination could help sufferers regain the use of...
A jab that helps heal damaged spinal cords and eases paralysis is being developed by British scientists.
It is hoped that patients such as car...
Bounce Back – Reclaiming life after a spinal cord injury
A spinal cord injury can be devastating. It only takes a second, but it lasts forever, changing every aspect of a person’s life.
Cape May Rescue Answering C-Spine Injury Calls on Beach
CAPE MAY – The city’s beach patrol and fire rescue personnel have answered 20 C-Spine (neck, cervical and spine) injury calls since June 26.
At...
Paralyzed teen still surfing… and now his dog is, too
What makes a bad day? Is it missing the bus? Spilling coffee on your new shirt? Leaving your wallet at home?
For Patrick Ivison,...
Injury awareness presentation for Kedron State School
KEDRON: Students at Kedron State School will hear important injury prevention messages to help keep them safe in the schoolyard and beyond next week.
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