Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
New DVD aimed at reducing spinal injuries
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Football players usually hoot and holler when viewing tapes of bone-crunching hits.
Recently, however, the West Florida High Jaguars could only gasp...
Plager lives life full-speed ahead
The dining room table in Angie Plager's living room is taller than most. So is her computer desk. The furniture is arranged along the...
Mobility treatment
A team at University College London is developing a spinal canal implant that could improve the quality of life and life expectancy for people...
Paralysis victim ‘returned to life’
As he'd done so many times before, Jonah Shea tackled the chilly waters of Cape Cod Bay by running and diving in head first.
The...
Arts Alliance America to release Reeve documentary
Portion of DVD revenue to be given to foundation
Arts Alliance America in November will release Hope in Motion, a two-part documentary on Christopher...
Treatment Advocates Plan Run
One year ago, Robert Wall couldn’t walk.
The former New Jersey resident and computer programmer was injured in August 2005 when he mistakenly dove into...
Indian origin researcher finds seatbelts increase serious injury risk in kids
Washington : Indian origin researcher Harsh Grewal and colleagues at Temple University have found that ill-fitting seatbelts increase the risk of serious injury particularly...
Resident says city is balking on wheelchair ramp promise
Pamela Bell has been disabled for more than three years.
When a spinal cord injury eventually made the Jacksonville resident wheelchair bound a year and...
Goal Driven
Despite challenges, Lindsay Heimkes still making strides
FILER - In 2006, Lindsay Heimkes joined the ranks of the more than 11,000 spinal cord injury cases...
Road to Recovery
One warm summer evening, Tamara Mena-Perez lay in her bed gazing at a row of medication bottles on her dresser.
She started getting angry. It...
