Tag: Spinal Cord
Theatrical group fosters public awareness on disabilities
Close your eyes and enter a room, you hear a director yell out to a cast, “Move stage left, move forward, 5, 6, 7,8…!”...
Paralyzed Veteran Wins $1.7 Million Landmark Veterans Affairs Claim- With Advocacy from Paralyzed Veterans...
PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 76-year-old veteran of the Korean War and Hurricane Katrina has been granted a $1.7 million claim by the Department of Veterans...
Focus on Independence Gives Sight to Quadriplegics
“For the quadriplegic patient, glasses can be a constant source of aggravation,” said Dr. Maloney.
Two well known U.S. Refractive Surgeons have teamed up...
Elderly spinal cord injuries increase 5-fold in 30 years
PHILADELPHIA— The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times in the past 30 years, as...
Performing Artist Jaehn Clare To Give Concert And Workshops
Actress, dancer, storyteller Jaehn Clare, disabled by a serious life-changing injury, will present an awareness raising performance and heartfelt audience conversation on Thursday, March...
Quadriplegic clash on wheels in full-contact rugby
DURHAM – The ease with which the competitors zipped up and down the court made one almost forget they're missing something most sports players...
Two arrested in high-speed pursuit
An Oroville man is in jail after leading the California Highway Patrol on a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100...
Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill
Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...
Handgun surcharge urged for research
Paralyzed patients, advocates make plea
MacArthur Williams was shot in Roxbury as he changed a tire on his Hyundai so he could go to work...
Life in wheelchair doesn’t mean life without sex
WASHINGTON: One of the first fears that many who've lost their legs confront is the possible loss of their sex life. Thanks to technology...
