Conquest Motorcycle Tour Raises Funds & Hopes for Spinal
Total Motorcycle.com - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
"It's truly hard to comprehend what emotions you would go through if you had a spinal cord injury and the disbelief of maybe never walking again. ...
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Gunshot wounds can be deceptive, Berks doctor says
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
With a spinal cord injury, the big worry is paralysis. The extent of paralysis is affected by where the spinal column is injured, she said. ...
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State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board has not awarded grants in ...
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USA
But the state Health Department, which oversees the board and the Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund, said no money has been lost because the agency still has ...
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Waikiki Wall Jumpers
KHON2 - Honolulu,HI,USA
Witnesses say the 19-year-old Hawaii resident jumped headfirst into waste-deep water and suffered a serious spinal cord injury. ...
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Gadgets are the go in the shed
Messenger News - Adelaide,SA,Australia
... said that among his items were bicycle training wheels for children with a disability and camera mounts on wheelchairs for people with quadriplegia. ...
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Young Man With Severe Disabilities Wins Right to Services From ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
As his 21st birthday approached, he was dependent on a ventilator 24 hours a day, had quadriplegia, heart disease, and severe osteoporosis. ...
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Charges dropped against deputy accused of dumping Brian Sterner, a ...
ABC Action News - Tampa,FL,USA
Jones is accused of dumping quadriplegic, Brian Sterner, from his wheelchair. It happened January 29th, in the booking area of the Hillsborough County Jail. ...
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Wheelchair-bound Sam Bailey and wife Jenny are an inspiration
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
After five months in a spinal unit learning to dial a phone again and comb his hair, he returned to the family farm at Moree a quadriplegic. ...
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Paralyzed former Marine taking his shot at gold
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
Though still a quadriplegic, Leon's injury is considered "incomplete" in medical terms, which means he can stand and walk for brief periods with help. ...
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Hospital nurse brushed disabled patients teeth with hair remover
By greg
The woman was injured from a fall and was left a quadriplegic. A nurse that worked on the floor evidently grabbed the hair remover and proceeded to brush the patient's teeth. After the patient complained to the nurse the error was ...
Outside America - http://www.spinalcordresources.com/outsideamerica
A little about Highway to Heaven and more ...
By JimTroesh
That being said, last year, I came to the conclusion that writing about my own world, that of being a quadriplegic actor/writer, might be a marketable effort. Much thought and several conversations evolved into my six-part podcast ...
Disaboom - http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/
Akeem Havens, 14 year old quadriplegic, gets signed as a Steeler
By Dan Switzer(modius)
Here's a video segment about Akeem Havens, a 14 year old quadriplegic who got his wish to play video games with Ben Roethlisberger
Today's Forecast: Construction With A Chance Of Injury ...
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
Injury Board members have been writing about some salient issues as well, such as nail gun safety and spinal cord injuries. Construction is dangerous work ...
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Boy recovers rapidly from head injury after hypothermia therapy at ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Mr. Everett, a Buffalo Bills player, suffered a spinal cord injury during a game in September. He was treated with hypothermia and has since regained the ...
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National News
ADVANCE for LPNs - King of Prussia,PA,USA
The grant is the first time the NIH has issued funding strictly for the evaluation of key findings on spinal cord injury and regeneration of nerve cells as ...
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Accident paralyzed his body but not the love for his work
Houston Chronicle - United States
Researchers have discovered that spinal cord injury isn't a one-time thing. There is an initial injury - the tree falling on Alford, for example - and then ...
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Mannford student struggling to recover from paralysis
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
Shriners Hospitals for Children offers a spinal cord injury rehabilitation program designed to help patients function in their homes, schools, ...
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Superman's battle with George Bush ... and his legacy of hope to ...
Daily Mail - UK
On his bedroom wall hung a signed poster of the Nasa astronauts and he often said that spinal cord research needed 'another effort like the space programme' ...
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