The Spinal Cord Injury Zone

Experts put their heads together

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:46:18 +0000

Neuroscientists cluster in La Jolla Any chance of recovery from a spinal-cord injury, however small, depends on swift treatment. Without that, damaged nerve cells wither, some die and the body becomes paralyzed. But perhaps the paralysis isn’t permanent. Neuroscientists at the University of California San Diego have for the first time successfully regrown axons – fibers that [...]

Telerehabilitation with ReJoyce and FES

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:53 +0000

Ginny, who has a spinal cord injury, uses ReJoyce in combination with a hand stimulator.

Researchers Explore New Ways To Prevent Spinal Cord Damage Using A Vitamin B3 Precursor

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:55:14 +0000

Weill Cornell Medical College team receives $2.5 million New York State research grant to undertake laboratory study Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury [...]

Spinal injuries up among troops

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:37:32 +0000

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Afghan insurgents are using roadside bombs powerful enough to throw the military’s new 14-ton, blast-resistant vehicles into the air, increasing broken-back injuries among U.S. troops. Doctors at the U.S. military hospital here say more than 100 U.S. servicemembers have suffered crushed or damaged spinal columns from being thrown around inside armored Mine Resistant [...]

Spinal Cord Injury Overview, Attorney John Gismondi

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:10 +0000

Pittsburgh PA medical malpractice lawyer John Gismondi has handled many cases involving injuries to the spinal cord and paralysis.

Cornell researcher uses stimulus money to study spinal cord injury recovery

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:57:33 +0000

More than 10,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury in the U.S. each year, many of whom never recover the ability to walk. With new funding to study the neural networks for locomotion in rodents, Ronald Harris-Warrick, Cornell professor of neurobiology and behavior, hopes to find ways for spinal cord injury victims to get back [...]

Customers Experience of the 3 BerkelBike Models

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:02 +0000

These are the experiences of users of the three different BerkelBike models.

Dachshund Get’s Paralysis Treatment and Walks Again!

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:52:16 +0000

Spinal cord injury patients around the world may draw new hope for the future from the story of a paralyzed little dog who was able to walk again after receiving an experimental spinal cord treatment. Cambridge University scientists pioneered the new treatment that made it possible for Henry the dachshund to walk after he was [...]

Enzyme eats scar tissue that blocks spine repair

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:50:08 +0000

CHICAGO, Nov 2 (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have engineered an enzyme that can gobble up scar tissue formed after spinal cord injuries, overcoming a key hurdle to getting injured nerves to reconnect and heal. Spinal cord injuries trigger a cascade of events in the body that block the growth of nerve cells after a spinal cord [...]

Wheelchair doesn’t stop tae kwon do student from earning black belt

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:01 +0000

In tae kwon do, age doesn’t factor into where you rank in the classroom. What you’ve achieved does. Danny Hicks has a front-row position at the Auvenshine School of Tae Kwon Do in Auburn. His hard work over the past decade has made him one of the highest-ranking students in the school: a first-degree black belt. And [...]