Melton channel swimmer
Melton Today - Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire,UK
FRIDAY 1pm: A Melton woman is swimming the distance of the English Channel to help raise more than £500000 for one of the UK's leading spinal cord injury ...
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Surfing Paralysis
KHON2 - Honolulu,HI,USA
A rare type of spinal cord injury has surfaced nearly a half dozen times in the last year. Each case involved a first-time surfer. ...
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Accidental death
South Yorkshire Times - Mexborough,England,UK
Dr Marshall said the fall caused Mr Chadwick to suffer quadriplegia - paralysis affecting all four limbs - and that he had also suffered a "spinal stroke". ...
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Paralyzed driver faces jail time for crash
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Jovana Lara VENTURA (KABC) -- A Ventura man who is now a quadriplegic is facing time behind bars. He was paralyzed when his speeding car crashed into ...
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Jim Troesh 's first blog on Disaboom!
By JimTroesh
I am a quadriplegic actor/writer who's been in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. I am best known for my three year recurring role as the quadriplegic attorney on Highway to Heaven starring Michael Landon. ...
Disaboom - http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/
Lex Luger struggles with Paralysis....
By *Charisma*
Life hasn't been easy for MaryAnn Collins and her family from Alabama since Steve, her 23-year-old son, broke his neck during an automobile accident in March and became a quadriplegic. But getting to know the former professional ...
My Block - http://www.wordofsouth.com/myblock
Reflexology & some Common Ailments
By Kristie Martin, Relaxation Professional(Kristie Martin, Relaxation Professional)
Foot and hand reflexology techniques were applied to a quadriplegic client and two paraplegic clients. The work consisted of 220 hours of sessions, 338 hours of sessions and 358 hours of sessions applied over a time period of three to ...
Bladder Cancer In Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Finally, University of California at Irvine investigators retrospectively evaluated 32/1319 (2.4%) SCI patients who developed ...
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Stockholm, Sweden, June 26th 2008. The Swedish biopharmaceutical ...
TMCnet - USA
Under the terms of the agreement, BioArctic obtains the global rights to study, develop, manufacture and market the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). ...
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Local stars set to play in Taliaferro Football Classic
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
He suffered a spinal cord injury while making a tackle against Ohio State in a 2000 game. Doctors feared he would never walk again but Taliaferro recovered ...
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Raptors strike tentative deal for Jermaine O'Neal: report
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Ford was diagnosed in 2001 with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the openings the spinal cord runs through, and missed the entire 2004-05 NBA season ...
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Langevin supports more handicapped-friendly House
Boston Globe - United States
Langevin says that while he may be the first quadriplegic in Congress, he won't be the last. He says the renovations, which are expected to be completed ...
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House follows its own lead on accessibility
Langevin, who declared, "I have long said that I may be the first quadriplegic in Congress, but I certainly won't be the last and I know this change will benefit many in the future.'' Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, ...
Projo Politics Blog - http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/politics/
Today so far
By garbert92386(garbert92386)
With her medical condition and being quadriplegic, it is so hard to tell what is wrong with her. There's no telling if we'll have to pack up and leave for Georgia, so I'm not making any plans in the next couple of days.
My Life As It Is Now - http://garbert92386.livejournal.com/
Quadriplegic sails solo round britain
By Ruthless
My cousin Hilary is currently sailing round Britain, she is a quadriplegic and is sailing solo in a specially adapted boat controlled by two straws which she can either suck or blow. Her itinerary is on the website and she would ...
theMouthPiece.com - http://www.themouthpiece.com/vb
US Attorney's Office fights to keep strip club licensed for liquor
By Legal Eagle(Legal Eagle)
Assistant US Attorney Eric Johnson teared up in front of US District Judge Philip Pro as he argued that money from the sale of the club was needed to compensate the quadriplegic victim of the club's employees.
Wild Wild Law: Legal Antics and... - http://wildwildlaw.blogspot.com/
Grapevine's British Emporium to host 2nd Annual Monty Python Festival
Pegasus News - Dallas,TX,USA
... in 1999 as a result of an accident that left an employee of the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau partially paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. ...
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Dancing Their Way to Rehabilitation: Unconventional Rehabilitation ...
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
As Personal Injury Attorney Steve
Crime writer signs up for Capital store appearance
Scotsman - United Kingdom
The Illinois author is best known for his series of stories on quadriplegic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, including the Bone Collector, which was made into a ...
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Specialty group researching needs of disabled parents
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
"There's no reason a woman with a spinal cord injury can't go on to bear children." Adults with disabilities can be as capable and successful as able-bodied ...
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Meet rising queens in sport of kings
Adelaidenow - Australia
... who recovered from quadriplegia and the sisters in the Payne family dynasty broke through the barriers, women are galloping into the racing game. ...
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Boy (16) brutally beat deaf man
Herald.ie - Dublin,Ireland
Aaron has been diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and is registered as blind. A 21-year-old woman has been raped in Belfast city. ...
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Largo center takes desperation out of disabilities
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
Twohey has quadriplegia. "I was in the same boat her son is in with a spinal cord injury as an adult," she said. "I remember how hard it was on
His Strengths Have Made Him Conquer All Weaknesses
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
He is a quadriplegic whose dreams have expressed themselves in giving others a second chance. He is known as AJ by his family and friends, a young man in ...
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ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS CHARGED; WAS TO TRANSPORT QUADRIPLEGIC
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
"My husband was injured May 31 and he is now a quadriplegic," Polly DeWitt said. Kevin DeWitt was hurt in a diving accident at a private swimming pool in ...
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week in pictures
BBC News - UK
Quadriplegic sailor Hilary Lister, who is paralysed from the neck down, set off on Monday on a challenge to sail around Britain. On Tuesday workmen began ...
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FDA OKs sale of device to help patients breathe
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Synapse Biomedical Inc. in Oberlin applied to the FDA about a year ago to market its diaphragm pacing device to adult spinal cord injury patients, ...
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Teen suffers spinal-cord injury after dive into pool
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
EAST PROVIDENCE - A 16-year-old boy suffered a spinal-cord injury after diving into a shallow pool yesterday, according to the police. ...
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FDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device
DG News - USA
... that stimulates the diaphragm and allows certain patients with spinal cord injury to breathe for at least 4 hours a day without a mechanical ventilator. ...
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Riders find hope on the road
Vernon Morning Star - BC, Canada
We have to let people know what's happening," said Charlie Cetinski, 65, a master electrician and entrepreneur, who got a spinal cord injury in a flying ...
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Synapse Biomedical gets FDA approval
Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Diaphragm Pacing System, which is used to help ventilator-dependent spinal cord injury patients who do not have voluntary control of their diaphragm. ...
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Prevention of On-the-Job Spinal Cord Injuries | InjuryBoard ...
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
The worker is oftentimes left with a severe spinal cord injury. As Attorney Steve Lombardi has recently noted, spinal cord injuries are caused by numerous ...
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Local duo gear up to cycle
Newsdurhamregion.com - Durham,Ontario,Canada
Spinal cord injuries occur when an injury to the neck or back causes so much damage to the spine that nerves can no longer send messages to the brain. ...
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