spinal cord injuries

Cambridge Medical, Rehab Center Offers Long-Term Care Services in Al-Ain

...  Medical, Rehab Center offers long-term care services in Al-Ain … Medical caters to patients in need of post-acute long-term care as well as acute rehabilitation with a high level of physiotherapy, as well as treatment for a broad range of conditions including spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular diseases, such as … Read more on Zawya (registration) Why are stroke survivors being written off? Luscombe's case proves the importance of being assessed for physiotherapy and receiving it regularly as part of a care plan. However, according to research published today by the Stroke Association and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), his … Read more on The Guardian Read ...

UW|360 Season 4: Episode 7 – Spinal Cord Regeneration

  UW|360 Season 4: Episode 7 – Spinal Cord Regeneration – Dr. Phil Horner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the UW, is working on a unique approach to restoring limb function after chronic spina…   Fundraiser will assist Benton family She has also been active in her church. The accident happened on Father's Day when she dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool, suffering what was classified as a C5 complete spinal cord injury and almost drowning. She was 18 years old at the time … Read more on Olney Daily Mail Read more... ...

West Point Cadets Visit Burke Rehab Center in White Plains

...  Point Cadets Visit Burke Rehab Center In White Plains The cadets who visited include life sciences, psychology and kinesiology majors, and they had the opportunity to learn more about research on brain and spinal cord injuries, which are fairly common for soldiers. Dr. Rajiv R. Ratan, who is the director … Read more on The Daily Voice Woman defies odds, walks after crippling fall After five days in a medically-induced coma, with shattered C6 and C7 vertebrae and a spinal cord injury, she was declared a quadriplegic. Her boyfriend Bryan broke the news. … Liz moved to the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, where she could … Read more on KHOU Read ...

Young Stroke Suffered Recognised for Her Bravery in the Face of Adversity

Young stroke suffered recognised for her bravery in the face of adversity INSPIRATIONAL YOUNGSTER: Emily Simpson being presented with her award by Dr Satinder Sanghera and Emma Fitzimmons from Synergie Physiotherapy Clinic, who sponsors the award. A YOUNG girl who suffered a stroke as a ten-year-old has been … Read more on Darlington and Stockton Times Stroke survivor climbs world's highest wall in aid of Cheltenham rehab centre The 45-year-old raised more than £1,600 by climbing Excalibur, the 37-metre (121ft) climbing wall in Groningen, Holland, as a thank you for the physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy he received. The lecturer in religion … Read more on Gloucestershire Echo Read more... ...

Neuroxcel Total Gym Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

...  Total Gym spinal cord injury therapy – The Total Gym GTS can do over 200 exercises for strength, flexibility, endurance training, rehab, and total body conditioning. The GTS teaches the muscles to…   Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers to promote safety at bike fair in Mundy Township The center, which provides rehabilitation services for adults, children and teens with brain and spinal cord injuries, will host the fair at its Genesee Treatment Center, 5402 Gateway Centre Drive in Mundy Township, to celebrate its 20th anniversary of … Read more on The Flint Journal Read ...

ICORD Research Profile – Bonnie Sawatzky

...  Research Profile – Bonnie Sawatzky – ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky is researching possible benefits to people with spinal cord injuries from using a Segway. Want to learn more…   The gift of touch; modern massage therapy Massage therapists are overcoming the narrow classification of the spa “feel-good” image and building a greater role in sports medicine, injury rehabilitation, alternative health and posture and movement correction, just to name a few. Research has … Read more on Dixie Press Online Read ...

Paralyzed Madison Combat Vet Goes 'RoboCop'

...  Madison combat vet goes 'RoboCop' The motorized, computer-assisted mechanism looks like something out of science fiction, but it's a product of a growing medical robotics industry that offers new hope to some of the tens of thousands of people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries, strokes … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat Health and Social Care Committee – Meeting Transcript – 03 April 2014 However, among professions allied to medicine—physiotherapists, occupational therapists and radiographers—it is way over 50% already. Among doctors, we are ….. [64] Rebecca Evans: I met last week with Hywel Dda health board, and I was told about … Read more on DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Read ...