Tag: Spinal Cord
Up-to-minute techniques may let paraplegic walk
Utah woman works hard daily to escape from wheelchair
Four years ago, Maggie Anderson's spine was crushed when the minivan she was riding in...
Rugby star Matt wins his hardest game ever – the battle for hope
Matt Hampson might well have been in Auckland this summer, playing for the England rugby team as they took on New Zealand. After all,...
On a roll for spinal cord research
Four Paraplegic men are literally pushing themselves across the country in a bid to raise $10 million for promising spinal cord injury research at...
Canine Companions reaches out to disabled vets
OCEANSIDE ---- A former Marine Corps reservist disabled by a spinal cord injury says many similarly injured troops he talks to are reluctant to...
Published Study Shows Oxycyte Successfully Reduces Oxygen Shortages in a Spinal Cord Injury Model
COSTA MESA, Calif., Jul 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. OXBO today announced that a study to be published in the...
Pressure mapping system identifies right cushion to prevent sores for wheelchair users
A new pressure mapping system at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital that helps clinicians determine the suitability of a wheelchair cushion is making life a little...
Overseas treatment risky
Stem cell procedures lack evidence
PHILADELPHIA — In February, Marcela DeVivo took her baby son to the Dominican Republic and paid $30,000 to have him...
Fund-raiser will help injured student find more independence – with a converted van
GODFREY - Kelly Dorris' life has changed over the last two years - but it certainly hasn't stopped.
After experiencing a severe spinal cord injury...
Community Participation after Spinal Cord Injury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI4rrTYKmvE
This Photovoice project is the result of 10 people with spinal cord injury photographing issues of accessibility of the community around Charleston, SC. We...
Clinton woman to get stem cell transplant in China
Sonya Watson hasn't walked since a terrifying wreck left her a quadriplegic, but she still dreams of getting out of her wheelchair.
This week, those...
