Tag: Urinary Tract Infection
New stem cell therapy for spinal injuries
Namita's life came to a standstill the day she suffered a spinal cord injury 16 years ago. Bound to a wheelchair all these years,...
Spinal cord injury victims get support
Lena Schoemaker has always been an athlete. She played varsity basketball and softball and ran cross country at West High. A big part of...
Scientists make Mice Walk After Spinal Cord Injury
Have you ever wondered how we move our hand, feet and other parts of the body? It is through signals emanating from brain giving...
Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow
April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A nano-engineered gel that inhibits the formation of scar tissue at the site of a spinal injury and enables...
Gym gets people with disabilities in shape
Because of a spinal cord injury, Elizabeth Fust is paralyzed from the mid-back down, but don't expect to see her sitting idly by, twiddling...
A cyclist’s uphill battle to get his life back
The attorney lay awake in his hospital room, listening.
Even now, in the cold November dawn, helicopters landed, sirens wailed and respirators hummed with purpose....
West Seattle native fights back from bizarre surfing injury
That’s 20-year-old Adrianna “Addie” Killam, who grew up in West Seattle — graduating from Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2002, Holy Names Academy in...
Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury
CHICAGO -- A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged...
Paralyzed Veterans win battle for Big House seating
Imagine buying tickets to a sporting event and arriving at the stadium to find out you cannot get to or fit into your seat.
People...
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Exercises for Paraplegics Offered at Wheeling YMCA
WHEELING — Spending most of your life in a wheelchair might mean sitting idle for some folks. But...
