Tag: Spinal Cord
Finding Clues For Nerve Cell Repair
ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) — A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University identifies a key mechanism for the normal development...
New report shows locomotor training restores walking function in child with spinal cord injury
Central Nervous System may be retrained, report led by Physical Therapist shows
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 4, 2008)—A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to...
A new approach to paralysis rehab
Book looks at family challenges
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects an estimated 12,000 people each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center....
U of G Leaders to Spend Day in Wheelchairs to Raise Awareness
Several University of Guelph leaders will be spending June 4 in wheelchairs to help raise awareness of the upcoming Wheels in Motion event and...
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group of South Florida
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2008 SCI Hall of Fame Nominations Open
National Spinal Cord Injury Association to be Honored at Abilities Expo
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations for the 2008 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame are...
Student innovations benefit patients
Every other weekday morning, a patient named Joe swims in the 12th-floor pool of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Having sustained a C6-C7 spinal...
One man’s quest to walk again
Editor's note: Paralysis after a spinal cord injury brings wrenching decisions: Do you accept it as permanent and adapt, or do you refuse to...
Varied therapies for spinal cord injury
There is no cure for a spinal cord injury, but much headway has been made in clinical research that could lead to one. Other...
Surfer girl finds out how fragile life really is
Devyn Bisson, 15, suffers a spinal cord injury, gears up the courage to surf again.
HUNTINGTON BEACH She doesn't remember the man's name or much...
