Tag: Treatment Options
The Risk of Sleep Apnea for Quadriplegics
Not sleeping well? A new study shows more than 70 percent of people with quadriplegia also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
For many years, the...
A 3-D spinal cord atlas will improve treatment of difficult injuries
American football has a proud place in professional and collegiate sports, not to mention in hometown culture. Lately, the focus in football has been...
Makeshift Syrian rehab center offers hope to paralyzed
DOUMA, Syria, March 15 (Reuters) - Ziad, a paralyzed 14-year-old boy, often stays alone in his room as bombs fall on Douma, the main...
Using a Mini-Scaffold to Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Patients suffering from complete spinal cord injuries have little to no treatment options that provide meaningful improvement in patient outcomes.
Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics is...
Help shape the future of SCI treatment
The path to recovery from spinal cord injury (SCI) is full of challenges.
If you’re interested in taking part in research to evaluate investigational therapies...
Hope For Spinal Cord Regeneration
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severely disabling condition that can result in full or partial paralysis, as well as sensory and autonomic...
Hope: Two paralyzed Georgia teens take different paths on stem cell treatment
Stem cell therapy holds promise for people whose conditions leave them without much hope.
But it also poses a dilemma:
Stay and wait for U.S. stem...
Managing Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/QG4SKNZOJzE
Chronic (or long-standing) pain is a common problem for people living with spinal cord injury, and it is often very difficult to treat.
At this...
Spine Injury Information Many Doctors Don’t Explain
Many doctors still don't adequately explain the anatomy of the spine, the reasons for a patient's pain and the anticipated treatment plan. Here we...
