Tag: Spinal Cord

Brain-to-comp links yield neurotherapies

Technology that can establish a direct connection between human thought and computer operations has been a visionary proposition for decades. Now, thanks to the...

Making a bid for Beijing

For speed, Maureen McKinnon-Tucker leans as hard as she can to leeward as she and teammate Mark Lewis train with nearly no wind in...

USA Diving accident survivor Brooke Burns helps raise awareness about diving injury prevention

It's a startling fact that as many as 1,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year due to shallow water diving. With swimming pools officially...

Police, friends run for a buddy

Several hundred people, including two groups of recent police recruits, are walking and running this morning to help a stricken fellow officer. The John Pou...

Lakeville man’s spinal cord bruised in water park accident

MINNEAPOLIS - A Lakeville man underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his bruised spinal cord at Hennepin County Medical Center after he was injured...

Spinal injury led to helpful invention

Elaine Wolfe was 18 when she broke her neck in a swimming accident. The spinal cord injury meant she'd never walk again, and would have...

Ocala author shares tragic story of paralysis

OCALA, Fla. - Ronald Schultz started writing his new book almost 40 years ago, when he thought his life was over. He was 22 years...

Coach hopeful of gymnast’s recovery

Yoichi Tomita describes Andrew Donnellan as one of the most "powerful" gymnasts he has ever coached. And that muscular build, Tomita said, might help the...

Parents of injured 14-year-old gymnast stay hopeful

14-year-old Richland girl recovering from spinal cord injury after tumbling accident The parents of a Richland teenager hurt in a gymnastics accident spoke yesterday of...

Paralysis offered motivation, not an excuse

When Bill Cawley works out in a shirt and tie, he draws a lot of stares. The wheelchair likely has something to do with it,...