Tag: Spinal Cord
An interview with Sarah May Scott
Susannah Breslin is a guestblogger on Boing Boing. She is a freelance journalist who blogs at Reverse Cowgirl and is at work on a...
Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test
In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal cells derived from human embryonic stem...
Keep On Rollin Classic Car Show
“Keep on Rollin” is a Classic Car Show organized to raise money for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The event will be held...
Foundation studies extreme blood pressure in people with spinal cord injury
People with spinal cord injury often experience extremes in their blood pressure. Episodes of both very high and dangerously low blood pressures caused by...
Final rules out for government stem cell research
WASHINGTON --The government issued final rules Monday expanding taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells, easing scientists' fears that some of the oldest batches might...
Think safety before diving in
With summer in full swing and many families headed to the pool and beach, we're reminded that diving accidents are a common cause of...
Stem cell therapy touches another milestone in spinal cord injury
Stem cell has been a boon to the modern medical research, and it has been creating success stories almost everyday. The research regarding stem...
Doctors at AIIMS operate on spinal injury, boy walks
New Delhi: A 10-year-old boy from a village in Uttar Pradesh has gained a new lease of life after the doctors at AIIMS operated...
What is Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical myelopathy is a disorder most commonly seen in the elderly population due to spondylosis with resultant cord compression.1 There are many causes of...
What I should know about Physical Therapy?
Physiotherapy, also known as physical therapy, is a health related field that strives to enable individuals who were physically injured or whose bodies have...
