Tag: Treatments
Japan’s approval of stem-cell treatment for spinal-cord injury concerns scientists
Chief among their worries is insufficient evidence that the therapy works.
Japan has approved a stem-cell treatment for spinal-cord injuries. The event marks the...
Stem Cell Therapy for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
In this presentation, Dr.Alicia Fuhrman in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, explains the complex and rapidly expanding field of stem cell...
Paralyzed Mice Walk Following Drug Therapy
Spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly results in paralysis from the injury site down, even when the spinal cord hasn’t been severed completely. The remaining...
Tendon Transfer: Restoring Hand & Arm Function to Spinal Cord Patients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsVWs49cyhM
After suffering a severe spinal cord injury from a bad fall at work, Scott McConnell had little function remaining in his hands and arms....
Scientists discover new way to help nerve regeneration in spinal cord injury
There is currently no cure for spinal cord injury or treatment to help nerve regeneration so therapies offering intervention are limited. People with severe...
Spinal Cord Injury Patients Face Many Serious Health Problems Besides Paralysis
MAYWOOD, IL –  Paralysis is just one of the many serious health problems faced by patients who suffer spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord patients also are...
Male Fertility After a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury Fertility Management - The Men’s Clinic at UCLA
Spinal Cord Injury Fertility
A spinal cord injury is a devastating event in a man’s...
‘Spinal tap’ saving crash victims from life in a wheelchair: Breakthrough nerve-preserving procedure could...
Spinal injury victims could be spared from paralysis thanks to a breakthrough nerve- preserving procedure developed by British doctors. It is the first treatment...
Repeated muscle stimulation can restore movement post paralysis
A new patient study has paved the way for a new opportunity to rehabilitate patients with spinal cord damage.
Dr Anastasia Shulga led the Helsinki...
Improving cell transplantation after spinal cord injury: When, where and how?
Spinal cord injuries are mostly caused by trauma, often incurred in road traffic or sporting incidents, often with devastating and irreversible consequences, and unfortunately...