Teen Was Enjoying the Trampoline Park—Then a Rare Injury Changed Her Life
Elle Yona went from performing as a competitive high school dancer and learning to drive, to being paralyzed from the neck ...
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Beyond Injury: Hope, Healing, and Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved ...
‘They’re life savers’: Riley Hospital doctors perform rare spinal surgery on 9-month-old
Doctors at Riley Hospital for Children recently performed a rare surgery on a baby from Booneville, who was suffering from ...
Pluripotent stem cells aid partial motor recovery in spinal cord injury patients
Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe ...
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Man left immobile by spinal cord injury gets neural stem cell transplant to help him get back on his feet
The man had previously been classified as an 'A' on the spinal cord injury scale, meaning he was completely paralyzed, but is now classified as a 'D' on the scale, meaning he can walk with or ...
Japanese stem cell research helps treat spinal injuries
Paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries affects more than 150,000 patients in Japan alone, with 5,000 new cases each ...