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Yearly Archives: 2009

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to be featured on TLC’s American Chopper

Episode to unveil Orange County Choppers' first-ever wheelchair-accessible motorcycle SHORT HILLS, N.J., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today that...

Advances in spinal cord rehabilitation

About 5.6 million Americans have some degree of paralysis, far more than previously thought, according to the findings of a survey by the Christopher...

Donors, non-profits ensure Christmas for Saul

As an unemployed single mother with four children, Maria Rodriguez already has a tough life. But it’s been even tougher lately. The old van Rodriguez...

Snapping up donations

David Estrada suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident. A Northeastern University student at the time, he went on to...

The XCell-Center Treats its 2000th Stem Cell Patient in Germany

The XCell-Center is pleased to report treating its 2000th stem cell patient at its state-of-the-art clinic in Dusseldorf, Germany. Dusseldorf, Germany (PRWEB) December 21, 2009...

Buckle-up drive enlists the wheelchair-bound

"Buckle up, or you could end up like me!" This is a warning from wheelchair-bound Ernest Sithole, who, together with 44 other members of...

Receive-All Demonstration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7wkdjZO7iw A description and demonstration of the Receive-All. For more information, go to www.receive-all.com

Crippled rugby star undertakes an odyssey on a hand-cycle

He will complete the equivalent of a marathon every day – powered only by his arms. When David Millar was paralysed in a rugby match...

Getting a kick out of research

A Dalhousie University professor and an international team of researchers have discovered what makes us kick. Dr. Rob Brownstone, along with colleagues in New York...

Paralysis doesn’t stop ex-football players from giving back

Paralysis doesn't stop former football athletes from raising money to make life a little easier for youngsters who suffer catastrophic spinal cord injuries Only the...