Tag: Quality Of Life
New Health Booklets Featured on the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Publication Page
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for people...
An Italian Researcher Develops a low-cost Robotic Glove to “lend a hand” to People...
The majority of people who suffer the partial or total loss of the hand’s motor skills report a drastic reduction in the quality of...
Inspiring, long-surviving disability advocate Walt Lawrence grateful for 50 years of support
He’s been paralyzed from the neck down for 50 years and that makes Walt Lawrence either the longest surviving ventilator-dependent quadriplegic in B.C. or...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
In UCLA study, magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need for catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans...
A Spinal Cord Injury Can’t Stand In The Way Of A Great Mom
When Debbie Soliz first got injured, she was told motherhood might never happen for her. Now, she dedicates her life to showing other women...
Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injury May Be Improved by New Drug
Upon testing the drug in mice models of spinal cord injury over a one-month period, they found that bladder volume decreased to near-normal size.
An...
Tendon Transfer: Restoring Hand & Arm Function to Spinal Cord Patients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsVWs49cyhM
After suffering a severe spinal cord injury from a bad fall at work, Scott McConnell had little function remaining in his hands and arms....
The 10 Best Cities for Accessibility
Metro DC, Salt Lake City, and Tampa are leading the way in accessibility for housing, public transit, attractions and healthcare.
With Global Accessibility Awareness Day...
David’s Chair opens the way back into the outdoors
Casey Moore’s withered right hand pushes the small joystick that thrusts a special wheelchair down a TouVelle State Park trail, with the chair’s tracks...
Department of Defense Awards $2.5M for Improving Spinal Cord Injury in Rehabilitation
In the United States, more than 280,000 people—including 42,000 military veterans—are affected by spinal cord injury (SCI), including limb weakness and paralysis. While rehabilitation...