Tag Archives: spinal cord injury
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When we think of catastrophic, debilitating injuries, what often comes to mind are those injuries that result in a person being trapped in circumstances from which there is precious little chance of recovery. A spinal cord injury certainly falls into the category of catastrophic and debilitating, and when such an injury is caused by another… Read More »
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Steady work on a revolutionary treatment for paralyzed patients has yielded results. In a study published in the journal Brain, researchers sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation describe technology that allows immobile patients to move once again. Heralded as a breakthrough treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI),… Read More »
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) and the devastation it brings to individuals and their families is on the rise. An injury or insult to the thick white bundle of tissue that runs through the spinal column from the base of the spine to the tailbone causes SCI. The spinal cord is the neurological highway for chemical… Read More »