UH Study: Wheelchair Rugby Lowers Depression and Stress in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:30:37 +0000
Wheelchair rugby is a high-octane team contact sport changing the lives and mental health of the spinal cord injury patients who play it. A new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance found that frequent participation in wheelchair rugby was associated with lower levels of depression and stress among men… Continue Reading »
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Patients with Complete Paralysis Show Additional Recovery of Arm, Hand and Finger Function at 9-months After Treatment with Asterias’ AST-OPC1 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:18:37 +0000
Third patient recovers two motor levels; three of six (50%) patients in AIS-A 10 million cell cohort have now recovered two motor levels on at least one side FREMONT, Calif., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AST), a biotechnology company pioneering the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that new 9-month… Continue Reading »
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Robotics are helping paralyzed people walk again, but the price tag is huge Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:23:55 +0000
Ashley Barnes was 35 years old when doctors told her she would never walk again. A botched spinal procedure in 2014 paralyzed her from the waist down. The Tyler, Tex., resident had been an avid runner, clocking six miles daily when not home with her then-9-year-old autistic son, whom she raised alone. Life in a… Continue Reading »
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5 Ways to Get Cool FAST with a Spinal Cord Injury Thu, 08 Jun 2017 07:49:47 +0000
The human body is a marvel. Somehow it ended up with the ability to cool itself via sweat, but when you have a spinal cord injury this ability is turned off. Many are shocked to hear this, but when you have a spinal cord injury, you really can no longer sweat. Not surprisingly, this can… Continue Reading »
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FreeWheel Wheelchair Attachment Sat, 03 Jun 2017 07:33:33 +0000
FreeWheel = Mobility. Independence. Freedom. Whether you have a rigid frame or a FOLDING wheelchair, the FreeWheel is your ticket to Freedom, Independence, and increased Mobility. With the FreeWheel your wheelchair casters are lifted off the ground, turning your chair into a 3-wheeler, so you simply roll over any obstacle: curbs, dirt trails, grass, gravel,… Continue Reading »
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She’s paralyzed. He has no arms. Together, they’re a sleek athletic team. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:49:54 +0000
Hector Picard and Kerry Gruson were each in their mid-20s when devastating events permanently changed their lives. As a young reporter heading to Vietnam to cover the war in 1974, Gruson was interviewing a veteran Green Beret who had a flashback, mistook her for a Viet Cong and strangled her, leaving her quadriplegic and neurologically… Continue Reading »
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Sam Schmidt hopes foundation leaves ultimate legacy Wed, 31 May 2017 08:31:46 +0000
When Sam Schmidt began to prepare his remarks for his Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, he struggled. The race car driver and owner knows it’s his accomplishments on the track that qualified him for the honor, but that’s not the only legacy he’s hoping to leave. At least not since… Continue Reading »
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What is a spinal cord injury? Sun, 28 May 2017 06:37:35 +0000
A spinal cord injury means that the spinal cord of a person is damaged and the person cannot do things that they otherwise would have been able to do such as walking (mobility) or feeling in certain parts of their body. The spinal cord of a person is roughly 50 centimetres in length and it… Continue Reading »
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Quadriplegic Argentine finds adrenaline rush with racing drone Fri, 26 May 2017 06:27:10 +0000
Agustín Zanoli loved the rush of riding motorcycles and ATVs, but after an accident left him paralyzed, he was unable to participate in some of his favorite activities. Now the 22-year-old Argentine has found a new way to fulfil his need for speed flying a racing drone, thanks to some special modifications.
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From father to quadriplegic: How rehab gave me my life back Thu, 18 May 2017 08:22:56 +0000
AFTER the accident the first thing I wanted to do was tell everybody I was going to walk again. Just days after Christmas in 2014, I fell off the balcony of my Sydney northern beaches home. Our lives turned upside down in an instant. With my wife Jo by my side, I was rushed to… Continue Reading »
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