Tag: Spinal Cord
Though grouped together, quadri- and tetraplegics are different
My readers have asked me, "What is a tetraplegic?" It's time to answer their questions.
I am a tetraplegic. Because you won't find Adah Marie...
BEIJING OLYMPICS: Third Olympics, a second chance
KAYAKING: Newport Beach paddler among medal contenders in sprint events following spinal surgery in 2004.
Rami Zur went to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...
The Mealtime Partner Dining System
Mealtime Partners, Inc. provides assistive technology to facilitate independent eating and drinking for those who are unable to use their hands/arms to perform these tasks independently.
New U.S. Medicare Policy Encourages Healthier Approach to Bladder Management and Catheter Use
Coloplast supports critical change in Catheter guidelines giving consumers choices, cutting healthcare costs and reducing exposure to bacteria
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --...
Everett taking nothing for granted
Coloplast supports critical change in Catheter guidelines giving consumers choices, cutting healthcare costs and reducing exposure to bacteria
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --...
Pneumatics Provide Tight Position Control
Spinal cord injury (SCI) has potentially devastating consequences. As of June 2006, over 253,000 people in the U.S. had structural or Functional issues related...
NBer cycles for spinal injuries
Brother's accident prompts cross-Canada bicycle tre
SAINT JOHN - Last year, Tracadie-Sheila resident Vernon Brideau was thrown from the ATV he was driving after hitting...
Disaboom.com
Disaboom.com is a dynamic, interactive online community for people with disabilities and those whose lives they touch. It combines disability-related health and lifestyles information...
Defying Western Science, Chinese Biotech Pursues Untested Stem Cell Therapy
Although Beike Biotechnology's promising stem cell treatment is unproven, patients are paying to receive the treatment in China.
Pursuing a controversial medical procedure that shows...
Superman and his wife: Washington, Conn., author’s book details the inspiring lives of Christopher...
Christopher Reeve was allergic to horses. It is one of the stunning ironies in a life filled with them.
Among them: He would likely not...
