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Yearly Archives: 2010

Toyota And Braun Donate Wheelchair-accessible Vehicle To Paralyzed Veterans Of America

Toyota Motor Sales USA and the Braun Corporation, recently announced the donation of a 2011 Toyota Sienna with a BraunAbility Rampvan® XT conversion, to...

Student walks despite diagnosis

“He'll never walk again.” That's what Gardnerville resident Megan McKenzie said doctors told her and husband Mike McKenzie while their 15-year-old son was recovering from...

Wii Rehabilitation Therapy

The GameGame System Not Just Entertainment Nintendo's Wii game system is far more reaching than just among the teenage crowd. This new fad is now...

Spinal cord injury gives businessman perspective

Robert Sullivan never seems to stop moving. This surprises some because Sullivan has had to use a wheelchair since he injured his spinal cord in...

Living proof: do not see a victim, look instead at an inspiration

Shot the breeze with Matt Hampson the other day. We talked rugby, films, football, music, books — precisely the things you would expect when...

Device Helps Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Electronic "bridge" could one day assist paralysis patients. Until recently, severe spinal cord injuries came with a fairly definite diagnosis of paralysis, whether...

Second Opinion Special Edition: Spinal Cord Injury on WXXI-TV Full

Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or dislocates your vertebrae, the bone disks that make up your spine.

Rick Hansen pushes for a global research registry on spinal injuries

Wheelchair athlete again goes beyond borders to urge scientists to share research for a cure In laboratories around the world, groups of researchers meticulously work...

Australian Man Gets Treatment at Shepherd Center

ATLANTA - A 29-year-old Australian man who suffered a spinal chord injury found himself at Atlanta's Shepherd Center for intense rehabilitation. "I push myself every...

Paralysed rugby player stands again for the first time in 15 years on his...

A former rugby player who was paralysed from the neck down stood again for the first time – on his wedding day. John Power was...