Daily Archives: August 23, 2016
How SoCal Doctors Used Basketball to Rehabilitate Paralyzed Vets
The popular wheelchair sport helped to launch the Paralympics in 1960
Jerry Fesenmeyer was an 18-year-old Iowa farm boy when he and his fellow marines...
Surgery that restores hand and elbow function in quadriplegics is underused
MAYWOOD, IL - A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according...
Study says stem cell treatment can aid recovery of spinal injuries
Stem Cell treatment or the Human Embryonic Stem Cells (HESC) is effective in the replacement of damaged neurons, re-establishment of lost axonal connections, and...