Tag: Spinal Cord
Drug can help patients heal from spinal cord injuries
According to the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network, there are about 11,000 new spinal cord injuries each year. Car accidents have been responsible for...
New Spinal Cord Injuries Study Says Conducting Surgeries Earlier Could Prevent More Nerve Damage
A new study reveals that conducting surgeries earlier when treating spinal cord injuries could lead to better results and less damage to injury victims.
Currently,...
Nonprofit group aids injured athletes
Eighteen-year-old Lars Veen, a freeskier from Norway, was training for a competition in Mammoth Mountain, Calif., when he overshot a landing during a jump,...
Spine Injury Breakthroughs – Hope for Injured NFL Athlete
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Within minutes of the hit that left Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett lying on the turf with a...
Everett’s mom worried but optimistic
At the bedside of paralyzed Bills player, sheembodies can-do spirit for the long road back
She arrived at Millard Fillmore Hospital dressed in her Sunday...
GPS-like Technology Helps Pinpoint Best Methods For Moving Injured Players
Science Daily — The 15 minutes it took to remove Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett off the field after he suffered a spinal cord...
Ice-Cold Innovations in Miami
The Miami Project Develops Cooling Therapy Like That Used to Treat
Against all odds, Buffalo Bills' tight end Kevin Everett, who sustained a disastrous...
Analog chip could be Rx for spinal cord injury
There's a reason that a broken neck or back is considered to be one of the most tragic of injuries. If the spinal cord...
Doctors on the Scene Acted Quickly to Treat Everett With Cold Therapy
BUFFALO, Sept. 15 — In the moments after a serious spinal cord injury paralyzed Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills below the shoulders, doctors...
Heads up! Tackling the wrong way can lead to catastrophic injuries
CONYERS, Ga. – Chad Frazier has seen it hundreds of times: Two guys run into each other at full speed, and one of them...
