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Virtual reality helps spinal cord patients gain confidence

Spinal injury patient Bob Jones may be paralyzed and in a wheelchair, but he won't sit still for long. He uses virtual reality technology...

Cooling Device Used To Help Spinal Cord Injuries

MIAMI, Fla. -- Spinal cord injuries are very difficult to treat and many times, the damage is permanent. However, a new device helps the...

Injury program eligibility appealed

State continues to say Franklin boy does not qualify for assistance The state's birth-injury program has been arguing unsuccessfully since late 2003 that a Paraplegic...

Restorative Therapies, Inc., Receives FDA Clearance for RT300-S Internet Connectivity

Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer and supplier of medical devices, today announced FDA clearance of internet connectivity for its breakthrough medical device, the RT300-S,...

ADAPT Launches Campaign for Accessible, Affordable, Integrated Housing

Targets Alfonso Jackson, Secretary of HUD Nashville- Over 400 ADAPT members ended a day of non-violent civil disobedience at the Nashville Office of the Department...

Study Finds Nerve Regeneration Possible in Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Injury Recovery A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote...

ADAPT Kicks Off National Days of Action in Nashville, Tennessee

Hundreds of Disability Rights Activists Blockade Traffic Around the State Capital Nashville, TN: Nearly sixty people were cited and a half dozen were arrested in...

Stretching the limits to heal spinal cords

For years, scientists have been trying to make injured spinal cords grow back, with limited success. Lying awake in bed one night, neurobiologist Douglas H....

Castaic Paraplegic to Walk Marathon Finish

This morning, for the second year in a row, Castaic resident and Web site designer Marc Richards, paralyzed from the middle of his chest...

Web gift widens local girl’s world Web

Usually, Santa Claus arrives Dec. 25. This year, “Santa” took a little extra time to bring a special gift to a deserving young Edmond...