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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.
Minnesota teen undergoes surgery after breaking neck during hockey game
Support is growing for a rural Minnesota hockey teenager who broke his neck in a freak incident during a game in Canada last ...
Lincoln doctor’s own experience with spinal cord injury helps him treat patients
A Lincoln doctor who suffered a spinal cord injury now leads a spinal cord injury unit, and tries to be open with his ...
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.
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New technology helps spinal injury patients regain lost movement
A new FDA-approved device is bringing hope to people who have suffered spinal injuries and helping them regain function they ...
Connecticut Families: Preston boy defies the odds and hits the ski slopes with Summit Adaptive Sports
Summit Adaptive Sports gives kids of all abilities the opportunity to learn new skills on the slopes and an amazing boy from ...
Paralyzed from the waist down from a climbing accident, this adventurer is going to ski hundreds of miles across Antarctica
Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and ...
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Kildare man makes life-changing donation to spinal cord injury programme
Kilcock man Lester Cassidy recently visited the National Rehabilitation Hospital to see first-hand the impact of his donation ...
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Lincoln doctor’s own experience helps him aid spinal injury patients
Dr. Paul Krabbenhoft, who suffered a spinal cord injury himself, tries to be open with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals ...