http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-vitamin-b3.php Spinal Cord Injury Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board will fund their research investigating this possibility. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-vitamin-b3.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-cord-regeneration.php Spinal Cord Injury New research finds that adult neurons can still regenerate as long as 15 months after a spinal cord injury. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:44:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-cord-regeneration.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/sciatica-treatment.php Sciatica and Back Pain Chronic and severe sciatica causes widespread disability, and represents a significant unmet medical need. Localized administration of etanercept, a unique anti-inflammatory therapeutic, represents a revolutionary new approach for reducing nerve root inflammation. This off-label treatment method, invented by a Los Angeles physician, Edward Tobinick MD, has increasing scientific support, including new data from randomized, placebo-controlled studies. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:40:41 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/sciatica-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/back-pain-treatment.php Sciatica and Back Pain Barring a few exceptions, exercises for lower back pain treatment are effective for all types of back pain, be it pain in the lower back, mid back, or pain in the upper back. Exercises also provide treatment for back pain related to genetically or trauma related deformities and subsequent pain. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:46 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/back-pain-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-immune-response.php Spinal Cord Injury After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:01:53 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-immune-response.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/drug-sci.php Spinal Cord Injury Currently, there are no treatments that can reverse the damage to the spinal cord, there are only approaches to prevent further damage and to help people return to an active lifestyle. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:54:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/drug-sci.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/hydrogel-spinal-cord.php Spinal Cord Injury Injecting biomaterial gel into a spinal cord injury site provides significantly improved healing, indicating that a "practical path" to treatment may be found for spinal injury patients. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:24:37 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/hydrogel-spinal-cord.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/therapeutics-somatics.php Sciatica and Back Pain Drugs can provide temporary relief or for relief of new or momentary muscle spasms (cramp), but can't provide a satisfactory solution for long-term or severe problems. They generally consist of muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatories, and analgesics (pain meds). Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:11:38 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/therapeutics-somatics.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/overcoming-back-pain.php Sciatica and Back Pain According to the reports of the mass communications media, back pain afflicts eight out of ten of us some time in our lives. That's old news. Here's new news: a completely new method now exists for back pain, one that goes against the popular wisdom of how to deal with the condition and gets results quickly and consistently. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:42:27 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/backpain/overcoming-back-pain.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/food-dye-sci.php Spinal Cord Injury A common food additive that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint may offer promise for preventing the additional - and serious - secondary damage that immediately follows a traumatic injury to the spinal cord. In an article published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) stops the cascade of molecular events that cause secondary damage to the spinal cord in the hours following a spinal cord injury... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:33:08 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/food-dye-sci.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/axons-regenerated.php Spinal Cord Injury For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal cord and which is required for voluntary movement. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:45:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/axons-regenerated.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/inflammation-sci.php Spinal Cord Injury Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have been able to speed recovery and substantially reduce damage resulting from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:39:55 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/inflammation-sci.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/complications-spina-bifida.php Spina Bifida Complications of Spina bifida can range from minor physical problems to severe physical and mental disabilities. It is important to note, however, that most people with spina bifida are of normal intelligence. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:33:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/complications-spina-bifida.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/treatment-spina-bifida.php Spina Bifida The key priorities for treating myelomeningocele are to prevent infection from developing through the exposed nerves and tissue of the defect on the spine, and to protect the exposed nerves and structures from additional trauma. Typically, a child born with spina bifida will have surgery to close the defect and prevent infection or further trauma within the first few days of life. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:27:28 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/treatment-spina-bifida.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/risk-factors.php Spina Bifida Doctors are still not certain what causes spina bifida, or why neural tubes do not develop or close properly in some babies, though research into Spina bifida is making some progress. This article looks at some of the risk factors for Spina Bifida. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:31 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/risk-factors.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/research-spina-bifida.php Spina Bifida Because Spina Bifida manifests itself as a number of conditions, it is unlike any other disability. While some conditions are primarily associated with Spina Bifida, others are common to other kinds of disabilities. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), supports and conducts research on brain and nervous system disorders, including spina bifida. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:32:36 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/research-spina-bifida.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/diagnosing-spina-bifida.php Spina Bifida In most cases, Spina bifida is diagnosed prenatally, or before birth. However, some mild cases may go unnoticed until after birth, or postnatal. Very mild cases, in which there are no symptoms, may never be detected. Spina Bifida is a neural tube defect that occurs in 1 out of 1000 newborns in the United States, and 1 out of 750 in Canada. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:10:05 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spina-bifida/diagnosing-spina-bifida.php