spinal cord injury

Man Regains Walking Ability Using His Own Brain Waves

...  Regains Walking Ability Using His Own Brain Waves Fritz became paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. He was in the hospital for about six weeks. For another month or so, he was in inpatient rehabilitation. “You go to a rehabilitation center to learn how to live your life in a wheelchair,” explained … Read more on Healthline Can physical therapy help brain injury? A traumatic brain injury (also known as TBI) occurs as a result of trauma to the head, leading to damage to the brain itself. Traumatic brain injuries can result from numerous types of injuries including ...

A Balanced Fitness Regimen Includes Balance Training: Here's How to Do It

...  balanced fitness regimen includes balance training: Here's how to do it But physical stability is integral to our survival and well-being, says Robbin Howard, assistant professor of physical therapy at USC. "Balance …. Rooting down through your standing foot, lengthen through your spine to the crown of your head. Next … Read more on Los Angeles Times Autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in acute spinal cord injury—an … There is a huge base of preclinical evidence that suggests the safety and clinical efficacy of cellular therapies after spinal cord injury (SCI). Most of the human trials published so far have had major limitations due to flaws in design and … Read more on Nature.com Read ...

Journalist Slain in Mexico City Had Signs of Torture

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

...  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 ...

Life After a Spinal Cord Injury

...  after a spinal cord injury Working with individuals with spinal cord injury “really makes you realize how much we can take for granted with our own health,” said Julie Coté, a physical therapist at Magee Rehabilitation, where large populations of their patients have spinal cord … Read more on Philly.com (blog) Spirit of defunct Wilkes-Barre General Auxiliary lives on WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary may be defunct, but it's good deeds continue. A fund established through the Luzerne Foundation to keep the ...

A Push for More Physiotherapy Grads to Choose the North

...  Push for More Physiotherapy Grads to Choose the North – Earlier this week, we featured a story on the lack of a dermatologist in Prince George. It’s just one of the many medical specialties that are in high demand…   Sheffield rehabilitation specialist to expand with funding from Barclays The company provides specialized physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for clients with complex neurological conditions such as acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury, orthopaedic injuries including amputations and rehabilitation … Read more on bdaily Read ...

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 ...