Tag: Wheelchairs
Stimulator Helps Spinal Cord Patients Take Giant Steps
theDevice Helps Paralyzed Pull Ankle, Toe Upwards
Eleven-thousand people in the United States suffer from spinal cord injuries each year.
Men are more at risk than...
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
ATLANTA (AP) -- The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add...
Stationary Wheelchair Exerciser
Trekease Wheelchair Exerciser Prototype 5 Plastic Composite frame donated to San Antonio Veterans Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Recreation Room.
Briana Walker on Weekly ‘Holistic Living’ Talk Show August 26th, 2008
Tina Marie is excited to have Briana Walker, author of Dance Anyway on Her Weekly 'Holistic Living' Talk Show on the Voice America Network
Author...
Youth minister adjusts to ‘new normal’ with spinal injury
Accident damages Gainesville man's body but not his spirit
ATLANTA -- Vester Lewis is getting used to what he calls "the new normal."
Normal for him...
AM General plans to begin making vehicle in 2010
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- AM General, which produces the Hummer H2 for General Motors Corp., hopes to begin making wheelchair-accessible transit vehicles for a Michigan...
Up-to-minute techniques may let paraplegic walk
Utah woman works hard daily to escape from wheelchair
Four years ago, Maggie Anderson's spine was crushed when the minivan she was riding in...
Pressure mapping system identifies right cushion to prevent sores for wheelchair users
A new pressure mapping system at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital that helps clinicians determine the suitability of a wheelchair cushion is making life a little...
Turlock man back to defend gold at wheelchair games
Three weeks after the auto accident, Joe Velasquez remained in his hospital bed in Pocatello, Idaho. His neck was broken, his spinal cord severely...
Wheelchair motorbike to make NZ debut
A motorcycle designed specially for wheelchair users will travel the country in a promotion for the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust.
During its nationwide tour,...
