Friday, April 19, 2024

Tag: Spinal Surgery

Acute, severe spinal cord injury: Monitoring from the injury to improve outcome

Marios Papadopoulos and Samira Saadoun talk to Spinal News International about the ISCoPE trial, which aimed to develop techniques to continuously monitor the pressure...

A new spinal cord injury treatment is getting patients back on their feet

Matt Wetschler was bodysurfing at Ocean Beach in San Francisco when he went for a wave and didn't come back up. Some other surfers...

Does the Timing of Surgery to Treat Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Affect Outcomes?

New Rochelle, NY — Performing surgery to take pressure off the spine after a traumatic injury soon after the event could prevent or reverse...

Paralyzed Louisiana man to have experimental spinal cord surgery

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - A young man from Louisiana is traveling across the world, hoping to get help for his paralysis. On January 18th,...

Oldest Known Paralyzed Human Discovered

The remains of a man who could be the world's oldest known paralysis victim have been unearthed by Australian bio-archaeologists in northern Vietnam. Found at...

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...

Bad to the bone

After trampoline flip nearly paralyzes Oswego teen, he and surgeon warn to think first before jumping into play Kameron Botka of Oswego says he has...

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,...

Woman happy with progress after Chinese spinal surgery

Christan Zaccagnino awoke at Xishan Hospital near Beijing with a roaring headache. The 24-year-old Port Chester woman had just endured two hours of spinal cord...

A chill down the spine

The quick and cooling treatment of Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett spurs interest in its use in spinal cord injuries. Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett's...