Dan Baird: Quadriplegic Motocross Athlete Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:11:42 +0000
Dan says, ‘Whether it’s motocross or hill climbs or dirt drags I just like being at the track.’ Dan Baird is in town competing at the Jackpine Gypsies hill climb. Dave says, ‘He was racing motocross on a pw50 at like three and a half.’ Like many motocross athletes, he started at a young age.… Continue Reading »
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EVA Facial Mouse for mobile devices Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:04:01 +0000
EVA FACIAL MOUSE is an application developed and promoted by CREA with the support of Fundación Vodafone España. EVA FACIAL MOUSE is a free and open source application that allows the access to functions of a mobile device by means of tracking the user face captured through the frontal camera. Based on the movement of… Continue Reading »
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Quadriplegic author: ‘I will be out of this chair one day’ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:02:32 +0000
The story he wanted to tell was several decades in the making, so it’s easy to see why David Rippy took two-and-a-half years to compose his memoir. That it centered on the impact that a one-car crash which left him paralyzed from the shoulders down had on his life – both for good and for… Continue Reading »
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Exercise Improves Fitness and Strength for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:43:16 +0000
Exercise is particularly beneficial for adults with chronic spinal cord injuries, says a review published by NeurologyNow. Does Exercise Help? People with spinal cord injuries are far less active compared to people in the general population and even compared to people with other disabilities. That’s why researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada decided to… Continue Reading »
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Scientists May Have Discovered How Spinal Injuries Are Repaired On a Cellular Level Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:47:23 +0000
Scientists have learned more about how a new surgical technique works to reconnect the spinal cord with sensory neurons after traumatic spinal injuries. A rat study suggests that this procedure encourages new growth from spinal neurons, and if this is how it works in humans, it could be used to repair other kinds of injuries,… Continue Reading »
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The house that love built: Kurt Drysdale Comes Home Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:56:19 +0000
A young man rendered a quadriplegic by a freak footy accident now has a house designed to meet his every need thanks to the generosity of friends, the community, and the audience of A Current Affair. Kurt Drysdale was just 20 when he injured his spine in a wayward tackle during a weekend rugby league… Continue Reading »
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A phone call helped inspire Will to seize the high ground Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:51:36 +0000
SINCE a life-changing accident five years ago, wheelchair user Will Clark, from Grasmere, has become a charity volunteer, taken up sailing and ski-karting and addressed an international spinal injuries conference. Recently elected as a county councillor, he decided his next challenge would be to conquer Snowdon. Latrigg, above Keswick, isn’t a particularly high or challenging… Continue Reading »
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Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of Joni’s Diving Accident Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:12:02 +0000
Recently I was at my desk writing to Tommy, a 17-year-old boy who just broke his neck body surfing off the Jersey shore. He’s now a quadriplegic. He will live the rest of his life in a wheelchair without use of his hands or legs. When it comes to life-altering injuries, quadriplegia is catastrophic. Halfway through my letter… Continue Reading »
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App helps drivers in wheelchairs get help at the gas pump Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:41:05 +0000
Langley’s Zosia Ettenberg says refuelling in wheelchair impossible without assistance The simple act of filling a gas tank can be an insurmountable challenge for people who use a wheelchair. That was the experience of Langley resident Zosia Ettenberg. “It’s literally impossible for me to pump gas by myself,” Ettenberg told On the Coast host Tanya… Continue Reading »
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Q Therapeutics Approved to Start Trial of Cell Therapy Aiming to Restore Myelin Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:25:36 +0000
A cell therapy intended to boost myelin regeneration — Q-Cells by Q Therapeutics — has received a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to proceed with a clinical trial in patients with transverse myelitis (TM), a disease that like multiple sclerosis is characterized by myelin damage. FDA approval of the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application allows researchers… Continue Reading »
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