Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Nonprofit to Open Florida Facility for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Patient necessity in southeast US affects innovative center
SANFORD, FL – A promising new resource with a proven methodology of recovery is now available for...
Magnesium efficacy in a rat spinal cord injury model Laboratory investigation
Object: Magnesium has been shown to have neuroprotective properties in short-term spinal cord injury (SCI) studies. The authors evaluated the efficacy of magnesium, methylprednisolone,...
A Father’s Quest to Cure His Daughter
Stem cell research has been getting a lot of attention lately. Last month, President Obama lifted the Bush administration’s strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research.
PossAbilities participating in the Run Through Redlands
For the second straight year, the Run Through Redlands is teaming up with PossAbilities to welcome wheelchair athletes to the events.
A community outreach program...
Magnesium Improves Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Improves motor function and spares white matter
MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Magnesium treatment shortly after spinal cord injury in rats improves motor function...
Quadriplegic lawyer from Thunder Bay, Ont., reaches North Pole
A lawyer from the northern Ontario city of Thunder Bay has become the first known quadriplegic to reach the North Pole.
David Shannon, 46, who...
Wearable robotic suit could help disabled to walk
Cyborg-type exoskeleton for use after strokes, spinal cord injuries
A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people...
Learning to live a new kind of life
Gothenburg teen with spinal cord injury learns about change
She’s paralyzed from her belly button to her toes but Aubrey Freeze was more than ready...
Injured hockey player, Derek Zike, recovering well
Ann Arbor -- Derek Zike and his family do not shy from stating the truth.
Derek's life will never be "normal" again.
But normal is a...
Bad to the bone
After trampoline flip nearly paralyzes Oswego teen, he and surgeon warn to think first before jumping into play
Kameron Botka of Oswego says he has...
