Tag: Recreation
AANS Applauds Institute of Medicine’s Spinal Cord Injury Report
Newswise — According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), as many as 250,000 people are living in the United States with spinal...
A bike for the paralysed
By Jane Elliott - BBC News Health Reporter
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be able to go out cycling.
Scientists say the tricycle,...
Recipient of Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Quality of Life Grant
The Transverse Myelitis Association Named Recipient of Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Quality of Life Grant
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) announced today that The...
Orinda native starts for U.S. Paralympic team
In the few spare moments she's had this summer, Jennifer Howitt has managed to check out some of ESPN's "sports" offerings.
"A few weeks ago,...
Researchers want to read the minds of spinal cord injury patients
Why researchers want to read the minds of spinal cord injury patients.
Imagine a wheelchair with robotic arms that move on command by reading the...
Hospital organizes team for those with spinal cord injuries
After an accident five years ago robbed him of the use of his legs, Joe Papale figured his days playing in a softball league...
A laurel wreath for Jack
Paralyzed teen finished marathon on stationary bike
The 26-mile Boston Marathon is considered the granddaddy of all marathons where there are hundreds of stories of...
WHEELCHAIR GAMES ATHLETES SAY
After watching a quadriplegic man compete at a water skiing event several years ago, Tim Giroux of Flint knew there were very few limits...
Soldiers connect with veterans
Employees from Headquarters, TRADOC visit the local VA Hospital spinal cord unit for an afternoon of games, fun
First-time visitors to the Hampton VA Medical...
Teen crash victim heads home from rehab
Samantha Bitterman, a Churchville-Chili High School senior severely injured in a car crash in October, left a Chicago Rehabilitation hospital today and returned to...