SCIRecovery News
New technique gets results
Kids with spinal cord injuries are putting their best foot forward, thanks to a revolutionary approach to therapy.
Clinic designs therapies helping children recover from spinal injuries
"We now realize the damaged nervous system can self repair,? said John McDonald, Neurologist.
Purdue researchers work on drug to relieve spinal cord injuries
Purdue University researchers are working to develop a drug that could reverse some spinal cord injuries as well as other neurological traumas.
Spinal Cord Cures in China
China could provide a new network to safely test therapies for paralyzed patients.
New stem cell technology promotes recovery from spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have identified a new way using an advance in stem-cell technology to promote recovery after spinal cord injury in rats, according to results published in today's issue of Journal of Biology.
Scientist May Offer Faster Ways To Repair Damaged Spinal Cord
According to a study recently published in the Journal of Biology, a new approach may help medical researchers identify a new way to ensure fast recovery of the spinal cord in injured rats, relaying on a treatment using an advance in stem-cell technology.
Scientists discover stem cells can repair spine tissue
STEM cells can be used to repair damaged spinal tissue in rats and help them move again, researchers said yesterday.
Cooling Device Used To Help Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries are very difficult to treat and many times, the damage is permanent. However, a new device helps the spine heal by cooling it down.
Her passion is improving their prognosis
After Claire Hulsebosch's brothers suffered devastating injuries, it became her mission in life to explore new medical territory
Spinal Cord Injuries: Back on Your Feet
Their injuries left them paralyzed, now, however, one doctor is giving new hope to patients suffering from spinal cord injuries.
Improving Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries
New $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Comprehensive Rehabilitation Network in DC
Stem-cell research at U of L 'major step'
A laboratory rat unable to use its right front paw because of a spinal cord injury struggles to walk across a rope, loses its footing and falls.
Brain-Healing Nanotechnology
A ground-breaking treatment could restore lost abilities to stroke victims and others.
Engineering Nerve Jumper Cables For Spinal Cord Repair In Animal Model
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have created -- in a rodent model -- a completely new way to engineer nerve structures, or constructs, in culture. This proof-of-principle research has implications for eventually becoming a new method to repair spinal cord injury in humans. The work appears in the latest issue of Tissue Engineering.
Her passion is improving their prognosis
After Claire Hulsebosch's brothers suffered devastating injuries, it became her mission in life to explore new medical territory
New therapy gets paralyzed patients walking
It takes a body harness, a sophisticated exoskeleton and a quarter-million-dollar treadmill, but Albert Pruitt walks.
Through new therapy, some partially paralyzed patients approach walking
It takes a body harness, a sophisticated exoskeleton and a quarter-million-dollar treadmill, but Albert Pruitt walks.
Cycling Therapy Helps Paralyzed
Vibrating tingles of electricity worm into the thin legs of paralyzed children, pulling at their muscles to pump up and down on a special bicycle. It's called electrical stimulation exercise therapy, and small but tantalizing studies suggest that this intense rehab just might help restore some function to people with spinal cord injuries, even if they were paralyzed long ago.
New Device Assists Walking In Patients With Spinal Cord Damage
A new device developed at the University of Toronto that stimulates the muscles of patients with spinal cord injuries helps to increase walking function in those whose condition is not expected to improve.
Neuron growth possible in adult brain
A U.S. researcher has found that structural remodeling of neurons can occur in a mature brain -- making it possible that one day new cells could be grown.
Erythropoietin Holds Promise in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is a two-step process. The primary injury is mechanical, resulting from impact, compression or some other insult to the spinal column. The secondary injury is biochemical, as cellular reactions cause tissue destruction. By interrupting this second process, it may be possible to speed healing and minimize permanent effects.
Robotic Treadmill Helps Partially Paralyzed
Three months of training on a high-tech robotic treadmill helped reactivate a part of the brain linked to walking in patients partially paralyzed after spinal cord injuries, Texas researchers report.