Tag: Spinal Cord Injury

Fellow officers raise funds for James Poindexter

It has been more than two years since officer James Poindexter's tragic motorcycle accident. He suffered a spinal cord injury that left him...

Businessman proving doctors wrong

A man who was told he would never walk again has taken his first steps since suffering a tragic accident. Guy Harris was left with...

Everett’s Recovery Is a ‘Blessing’

Tight End Much Improved After Spinal Cord Injury BALTIMORE, March 11 -- The black tuxedo was handsomely tailored, and the burgundy vest was a nice...

Atlanta rehab hospital to provide free care to some vets with brain, spinal cord...

ATLANTA (AP) -- An Atlanta Rehabilitation hospital will provide free care to wounded military veterans who need brain or spinal cord injury services that...

Ray of hope for spinal cord patients

The researcher who found a way to get paralyzed rats back walking is now in Colorado and predicts huge breakthroughs in treatment of human...

Paralyzed Boy Walks Again

Chase Ford's life changed forever on June 4, 2005. He fell and hit the back of his head on the wooden arm of a couch...

Cyberkinetics’ Andara™ OFS™ Therapy Featured in Presentations at the AANS/CNS Meeting

Researchers report that people with spinal cord injuries treated with Cyberkinetics’ Andara™ OFS™ System showed significantly greater neurological improvement than those in a separate...

Kelly Brush- Skiing with a purpose

It would be understandable if Kelly Brush filled her days with what-ifs. What if the fencing along the giant slalom course at Jiminy Peak had...

Tiffany Jones battles back from tragic accident

Some people believe everything happens for a reason. Even a tragedy, difficult at first to comprehend, may leave the survivor feeling that he or...

Spinal cord survivors share stories

SIOUX CITY -- One minute, Jon Schuetz was riding a motorcycle under a sunny Florida sky. The next minute, he was on the ground,...