Two doctors help patients with spinal cord injuries walk again
A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...
The Scientist4d
Repairing Spinal Cord Injury Damage
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...
Spinal cord stimulation restores movement for people with 'muscle wasting' disorder
New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...
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 ...
KXLY 4 News10d
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 ...
The Associated Press on MSN6d
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.
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 ...
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Kilcock man donates €150,000 worth of equipment to the NRH
After taking on the challenge of a lifetime in climbing Croagh Patrick and raising a phenomenal amount of money for two ...
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 ...
Kildare3d
Kildare man raises €150,000 for spinal cord injury services
After taking on the challenge of a lifetime in climbing Croagh Patrick and raising a phenomenal amount of money for two ...
Science Daily5d
Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...