Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Brain Training for Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle report success in their first attempts to harness the brain to treat paralysis in people with...
Paralysis Therapy
NEW YORK (CBS) - It was four years ago this week that Christopher Reeve passed away after a long and valiant battle with...
A fine balance
LA JOLLA, CA— Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But...
Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system
Findings may someday inform treatments for spinal cord, other nerve injuries
A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key...
Grand Lake teen readjusts to life at home after nearly fatal car accident
As he was growing up in Grand Lake, everybody knew Zack Peterson as the kid with the big smile and the tousled blond hair...
Vets help a scrappy canine stay mobile after spinal cord injury with dog wheelchair
When Stella goes for a walk, she draws attention. Most people aren’t used to seeing a dog in a wheelchair.
But for owner Maggie Forbes,...
Use of disability parking tags steadily rising in California
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - Diabetes has settled in Ira Monatlik's body, enough to weaken the muscles around his eyes.
He has a pacemaker, and lately,...
Spinal cord injury lawyer on paralysis
Spinal cord injuries cripple around eleven thousand people in the United States each year. Oftentimes, the victim’s injuries result in permanent paralysis, an injury...
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation – Spinal Cord Injury
Harish Hosalkar, MD, MBMS(Orth), FCPS(Orth), DNB(Orth)1, Jason Hsu, MD1, Nirav K. Pandya, MD1 and Mary Ann Keenan, MD1
The use of systemic Hypothermia for spinal...
U.S. Sen. Harkin- Statement Regarding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D- IA) delivered the following remarks yesterday on the floor of the Senate urging the adoption of...
