Tag: Spinal Cord
Purdue licenses paralysis treatment to Indiana-based Andara Life Science
Purdue Research Foundation has signed a license agreement with Andara Life Science Inc. The agreement grants the company exclusive commercial rights to a platform...
Panda Goes Under for Ground-Breaking Op on Broken Back
BEIJING (Reuters) - A giant panda has gone under the knife in a ground-breaking two-and-a-half hour operation to fix a broken back, Chinese state...
Dr. Vidya Jayawardena gets Earnest Bors Award
Vidya Jayawardena, MD, SGU '93, received the Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development for her work on Bacteriuria in Neurogenic Bladder and its significance...
Ford hits milestone in his recovery
Milwaukee Bucks point guard T.J. Ford shot baskets with his doctor's permission Saturday for the first time since bruising his spinal cord almost 14...
Volunteers help improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 17-23, Canada’s Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, extends his gratitude to the volunteers of Belleville who make...
American Football most likely to cause neck injury
According to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, (American) football beats hockey and soccer for the dubious distinction of the...
Injured hockey player takes one step at a time
ROCHESTER, Minn. - With the help of a nurse and a Physical Therapist, Luke Green got up from his wheelchair and gradually walked down...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
Facts about spinal injuries can reduce first aid fear
Before doing so, immobilize the head as much as possible using rolled up shirts, blankets or towels and check for neck and back injuries....
Allie is back up and running, make that wheeling, around
STATE CENTER - By anyone's measure, Marshall County Deputy and D.A.R.E. Officer Steve Sodders is a hero simply by the very nature of his...
