Monthly Archives: April 2015
Spinal Cord Axon Injury Location Determines Neuron’s Regenerative Fate
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a previously unappreciated phenomenon in which the location of injury to a neuron’s...
Father fights for state support for paralysis research
After an injury paralyzed his son, Matthew Rodreick has spent years advocating for funding to research spinal cord injuries.
Matthew Rodreick hasn’t cut or combed...
The Red Ramp Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DytBXoMwZak
This video shows how basic access to a public space, can make a world of difference if you are physically-challenged.
After viewing this, we hope...
What a Scuba Diver with a Spinal Cord Injury Has to Teach Us About...
Stan Clawson loves to open the door for people. “They don’t expect it,” he says. Clawson, a filmmaker and communications professor based in Salt...
Many gyms not fully accessible to people in wheelchairs
(Reuters Health) - While some fitness centers may be accessible enough for wheelchairs to get through the door, most lack all of the accommodations...
‘Exciting discovery’ could aid frontline spinal injury treatment
Scientists a step closer to treating harmful inflammation after spinal cord injury
Rapid treatment with a new anti-inflammatory could have a major impact on recovery...
Living with a spinal cord injury for 50 years and counting!
I am a 50 year SCI 'spinal cord injury' survivor. I wrote this hoping it might encourage someone or help them get diagnosed.
Life is...
Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia
Syringomyelia is an uncommon but disabling complication of SCI. Although more than half of all people with SCI develop a cyst in the spinal...
New technology a ‘game-changer’ for quadriplegic cattleman
Renowned quadriplegic cattleman Rob Cook has moved 2,500 kilometres across the country to trial new cattle yard technology he says is changing his world.
The...
Quadriplegic Iowa hunter shoots with special rifle
DES MOINES (KCCI/CNN) - A quadriplegic Iowa woman got a special opportunity to hunt turkey as part of the Wheelin' Sportsmen Spring Turkey Hunt.
With...