Learn about spinal cord injury, including complete and incomplete SCI types, common causes, ASIA classification, rehabilitation, and treatmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:09 GMTSpinal Cord InjuryA Swedish study using non-invasive sensors reveals how incomplete spinal cord injury disrupts motor unit coordination at both low and high levels of muscle efforthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/motor-control.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/motor-control.phpMon, 13 Apr 2026 10:08:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPeer-reviewed research identifies two spinal cord neuron types that enable motor learning and memory independent of the brain, with implications for spinal injury recoveryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/memory-function.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/memory-function.phpThu, 11 Apr 2024 15:49:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryA peer-reviewed study of 187 patients finds severe residual paresthesia after cervical spine surgery reduces satisfaction even when function improveshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/csm.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/csm.phpTue, 20 Feb 2024 19:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew research offers important insights into how the immune system responds to spinal cord injuries, and why that response becomes blunted with the passing yearshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neuroimmunology.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neuroimmunology.phpFri, 02 Jun 2023 11:39:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers show that a brain-penetrating candidate drug can foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal traumahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/azd1390.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/azd1390.phpTue, 12 Jul 2022 13:20:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryScientists discover new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75 million victims worldwide each yearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cell-pores.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cell-pores.phpSun, 17 May 2020 18:11:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjurySpanish researchers used neuroimaging and artificial intelligence to detect brain damage in patients with cervical hernias, including cortical atrophyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cervical-hernia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cervical-hernia.phpFri, 17 Jan 2020 16:47:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryDerived from human pluripotent stem cells, these diverse cells advance disease modeling and may provide new, scalable source of replacement cells for spinal cord injuries (SCI)https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nsc.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nsc.phpTue, 14 Aug 2018 08:59:53 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew study offers hope of recovery from spinal cord injury, novel enzyme treatment may reduce inflammation and scarring that prevent neuronal regenerationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-recovery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-recovery.phpSat, 28 Jul 2018 08:44:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryLM11A-31 appears to help by blocking dual activity of pro-nerve growth factor (proNGF) and a receptor called p75https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/lm11a-31.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/lm11a-31.phpTue, 05 Jun 2018 09:53:21 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPeople with severe spinal cord injuries (SCI) regain use of hands and fingers after undergoing nonsurgical, noninvasive spinal stimulation procedurehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/temc.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/temc.phpThu, 26 Apr 2018 12:07:21 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryFirst successful clinical implantation of its one-of-a-kind Swedge Pedicle Screw System for surgical repair and reconstruction of debilitating spinal conditionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/swedge.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/swedge.phpFri, 30 Mar 2018 11:20:02 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryA five-year grant from National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research funds multi-site study of intermittent hypoxia in spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/aih.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/aih.phpSun, 18 Mar 2018 18:02:03 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryInternational team of researchers has for the first time investigated extent and progression of microstructural changes over first two years after spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-walking.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-walking.phpSat, 10 Mar 2018 16:01:42 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy reveals most pressing concerns for individuals with SCI showed that bowel care, followed by sexual function, bladder function and pain were key concernshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neurotrauma.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neurotrauma.phpFri, 09 Mar 2018 13:59:34 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNeuroscientists and surgeons successfully grafted human neural progenitor cells into rhesus monkeys with spinal cord injuries representing major step toward future human clinical trialshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/npc.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/npc.phpFri, 02 Mar 2018 10:32:42 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers are now able to decode the distinctions that lead to specialization in motor control for the two sets of human limbshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/v2a-neurons.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/v2a-neurons.phpThu, 22 Feb 2018 10:59:15 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryExperimental treatment that sends electrical currents through the spinal cord has improved debilitating side effects for man with spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/epidural-stimulation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/epidural-stimulation.phpMon, 19 Feb 2018 12:29:22 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryMany of the genes that repair an injured spinal cord in a fish called the lamprey are also active in the repair of the peripheral nervous system in mammalshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/lamprey.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/lamprey.phpThu, 18 Jan 2018 15:07:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryMayo Clinic study reveals most patients with suspected spinal cord inflammation of unknown cause have an alternative, specific diagnosishttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-diagnosis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-diagnosis.phpTue, 09 Jan 2018 15:34:11 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers solve mystery about how the spinal cord knows when to pay attention to certain pieces of information, and when to ignore it as distractinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/interneurons.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/interneurons.phpFri, 08 Dec 2017 11:19:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryDetailed reference guide to spine anatomy from cervical to sacral vertebrae, explaining how each level affects body function following spinal injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spine-picture.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spine-picture.phpFri, 01 Dec 2017 12:09:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryComprehensive guide to quadriplegia and paraplegia definitions, spinal cord injury classifications, statistics, causes, and recovery outcomes for patientshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/qp.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/qp.phpSat, 25 Nov 2017 09:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryA scaffold made of energetic polymer to coax nerve cells to extend axons over the damaged section of the spine may be a solution for SCIhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/schwann-cells.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/schwann-cells.phpSun, 19 Nov 2017 16:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryExtended activity-based training with epidural stimulation resulted individual with complete spinal cord injury ability to stand and move without stimulationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/motor-function.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/motor-function.phpThu, 26 Oct 2017 10:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldNanomedicineThe treatment could potentially limit secondary damage to the spinal cord in humans after an SCIhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/nanotechnology/sci-nano.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/nanotechnology/sci-nano.phpTue, 05 Sep 2017 14:07:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy shows that changes in the brain after spinal cord injury are necessary to restore at least some function to lower limbshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/scifr.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/scifr.phpWed, 26 Jul 2017 07:28:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew study reports PJK risk following lumbar spinal fusion depends on level of the spine fused. Researchers found fusing the lower portion of lumbar spine resulted in decreased risk of PJKhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/pjk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/pjk.phpWed, 15 Mar 2017 13:14:01 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryReport reveals SCI patients also at risk for cardiovascular disease; pneumonia; blood clots; bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction; constipation; gastrointestinal problems; pressure ulcers; and chronic painhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-problems.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-problems.phpThu, 16 Feb 2017 10:30:02 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryImplanted spinal stimulator shows promise in returning hand strength and movement to man who broke his neck in a dirt-biking accidenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-stimulator.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-stimulator.phpTue, 13 Dec 2016 09:56:17 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPatients with spinal cord injuries could regain use of paralyzed arms and legs controlled via a tiny array of implanted electrodeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/electrode-implants.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/electrode-implants.phpWed, 23 Nov 2016 09:01:22 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy reveals astronauts who spend a lot of time in space develop atrophy of the muscles supporting the spinehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-effects.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-effects.phpTue, 01 Nov 2016 09:04:55 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryDr. Fabien Bitan provides tips and explains common points about minimally invasive spine surgery, an increasingly popular surgical option for back painhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/miss.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/miss.phpThu, 21 Apr 2016 07:17:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryJohn Corcoran, brother of Barbara Corcoran, became paralyzed after a horrific motorcycle accident last fall and is now getting back to lifehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/corcoran.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/corcoran.phpWed, 13 Apr 2016 11:47:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUnderstanding how aging impacts recovery and repair after a spinal cord injury (SCI)https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/diminished.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/diminished.phpFri, 01 Apr 2016 15:19:17 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryMotor skill rehabilitation may be more effective if therapy routines reflect which type of neural circuit controls the physical movementhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spasticity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spasticity.phpWed, 09 Mar 2016 10:24:46 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryInvestigators find endoscopic spine surgery to be safe and effective at the 23rd annual meeting of the Spine Intervention Societyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/endoscopic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/endoscopic.phpTue, 04 Aug 2015 16:11:07 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryTranscutaneous stimulation delivers electrical current to the spinal cord by way of electrodes placed on the skin of the lower backhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/niscs.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/niscs.phpThu, 30 Jul 2015 14:15:40 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryWings for Life and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation unite to fund epidural stimulation research aimed at restoring movement after spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/groundbreaking.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/groundbreaking.phpThu, 05 Mar 2015 14:24:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryInterleukin-33 is released upon injury and activates cells called glia, beginning protective response and promoting recoveryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/interleukin-33.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/interleukin-33.phpThu, 05 Feb 2015 15:21:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy suggests activation of muscle spindles essential to promote recovery process of damaged neuronal networks after spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/mechanism.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/mechanism.phpThu, 18 Dec 2014 14:35:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryOsteosynthesis rod designed and manufactured pre-operatively to realign the spine which had been deformed from scoliosishttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/unid.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/unid.phpWed, 10 Dec 2014 14:59:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy reveals patients with spinal compression fractures who wore no brace fared as well as patients instructed to wear a brace for treatmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/brace.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/brace.phpWed, 03 Dec 2014 14:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryBioAccel life-altering mission to restore health and independence to the lives of people with spinal cord injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/bioaccel.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/bioaccel.phpFri, 28 Nov 2014 08:13:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPossibility that respiratory paralysis can be reversed at long intervals after spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/procedure.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/procedure.phpTue, 18 Nov 2014 11:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy addresses critical health problem for those who are paralyzed by improving bladder function among people with spinal cord injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/bladder.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/bladder.phpSat, 18 Oct 2014 09:29:28 GMTDisabled WorldRegenerative MedicineNeuralstem, Inc. announce first patient was treated in trial testing NSI-566 human neural stem cells for treatment of chronic spinal cord injury (cSCI)https://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/nsi-566.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/nsi-566.phpFri, 10 Oct 2014 09:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers discover cause of involuntary muscle contractions in severe spinal cord injuries and results may pave the way for new treatment methodshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ssci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ssci.phpFri, 05 Sep 2014 09:42:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryIdiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of pediatric spinal deformity and affects around 3% of children around the worldhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ais.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ais.phpTue, 15 Jul 2014 10:29:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers have identified two types of neurons that enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movementhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neuron.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neuron.phpThu, 01 May 2014 14:36:59 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPeople with paraplegia able to voluntarily move paralyzed muscles as result of therapy involving electrical stimulation of spinal cordhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/regain.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/regain.phpTue, 08 Apr 2014 11:04:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew discovery suggests it could one day be possible to chemically reprogram and repair damaged nerves after spinal cord injury or brain traumahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerves.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerves.phpTue, 01 Apr 2014 11:12:20 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryPatients with spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis or weakened bones can now reduce pain, restore function and improve quality of life with new type of vertebral augmentationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/osteoporotic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/osteoporotic.phpFri, 28 Mar 2014 10:36:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryInformation regarding the spinal cord disorder Syringomyelia, a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cordhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/syringomyelia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/syringomyelia.phpFri, 21 Feb 2014 15:06:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy shows diaphragm pacing in SCI is successful when weaning patients from ventilators and bridging patients to independent respirationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/diaphragm-pacing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/diaphragm-pacing.phpSun, 09 Feb 2014 16:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryThe number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor vehicle crasheshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-numbers.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-numbers.phpTue, 28 Jan 2014 15:17:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers reveal properties of a spinal cord/Schwann cell bridge interface enable regenerated and elongated brainstem axons to cross the bridge and potentially lead to an improvement in hind limb movement of rats with spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/schwann-cell.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/schwann-cell.phpFri, 27 Dec 2013 08:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryArticle examines findings that Biphasic Electrical stimulation (BES) may be used as a strategy for preventing cell apoptosis in stem cell based transplantation therapy in injured spinal cordshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/biphasic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/biphasic.phpSat, 24 Aug 2013 11:29:04 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryFunctionality of torn or damaged nerve could be restored with biodegradable implant and Guiding Regeneration Gel that increases nerve growth and healinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/grg.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/grg.phpMon, 13 May 2013 14:00:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy demonstrates artificial neural connections can compensate for interrupted descending pathways and promote volitional control of upper limb movement after damage of neural pathways by SCI or strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/paretic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/paretic.phpThu, 11 Apr 2013 10:43:53 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryA training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/reflex-control.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/reflex-control.phpSun, 10 Mar 2013 18:56:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy finds long term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling associated with substantial improvements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/electrical-stimulation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/electrical-stimulation.phpMon, 04 Mar 2013 15:34:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryFor many patients with unstable cervical degenerative spondylolisthesis observation may be a better choice than surgery according new researchhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/degenerative.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/degenerative.phpTue, 19 Feb 2013 13:55:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearchers describe how an electrode array on top the brain enabled a paralyzed man to control movement of a character on computer screen in 3 dimensions with thoughtshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/plos-one.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/plos-one.phpFri, 08 Feb 2013 13:09:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUsing noninvasive stimulation improved ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands showing promise for treating partially paralyzed due to SCIhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/non-invasive.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/non-invasive.phpFri, 30 Nov 2012 09:12:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryStudy on mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which can regenerate their spinal cord following an injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/zebrafish.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/zebrafish.phpSat, 07 Jul 2012 10:34:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUCLA study shows diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acid and Curcumin may preserve walking ability with spinal-cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-healing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-healing.phpWed, 27 Jun 2012 08:54:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryFor older adults with C2 fractures of the upper cervical spine surgery and nonsurgical treatment provide similar short and long term outcomeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cervical-spine-fractures.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/cervical-spine-fractures.phpWed, 16 May 2012 19:58:11 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryResearch suggests possible new avenue to counteract degeneration of the spinal cord in human spinal cord injury (SCI) caseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/therapeutic-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/therapeutic-sci.phpWed, 14 Mar 2012 14:28:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew standards that guide consistent classification of spinal cord injuries in care and researchhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/revised.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/revised.phpThu, 29 Dec 2011 12:34:30 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryX-rays of blood vessels near the spinal cord often feared for possible complications of stroke and kidney damage found to be safe and effectivehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-x-rays.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-x-rays.phpThu, 15 Sep 2011 09:14:06 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryParaplegic man stands and steps voluntarily after epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord in a landmark UCLA and University of Louisville studyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/stands.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/stands.phpFri, 20 May 2011 11:47:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryChemically synthesized siRNA molecule decreases production of the RhoA protein when administered to the spine and allows regeneration of nerve cellshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/rhoa.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/rhoa.phpWed, 04 May 2011 11:43:37 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjurySpecific sugar residues in the spinal cord regulate the growth and survival of nerve cells which control the movement of muscleshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sugar-residue.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sugar-residue.phpFri, 11 Feb 2011 11:18:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryEnabled Online has featured Bert Burns in an article about overcoming a spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/life-after-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/life-after-sci.phpThu, 03 Feb 2011 14:35:42 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryAfter a spinal cord injury factors impede the regeneration of nerve cells including destabilization of the cytoskeleton and development of scar tissuehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-drug.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-drug.phpFri, 28 Jan 2011 09:58:17 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryData supporting the potential therapeutic benefit of Athersys MultiStem program for spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/multistem.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/multistem.phpWed, 19 Jan 2011 09:40:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryLong-term outcomes of spinal-cord tumor patients treated by radiotherapy for Gliomas which represent most spinal cord tumorshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/gliomas.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/gliomas.phpWed, 22 Dec 2010 10:58:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryWhether vertebroplasty had additional value compared with optimum pain treatment in a well-defined group of patients with acute vertebral compression fractureshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/vertebroplasty-evidence.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/vertebroplasty-evidence.phpMon, 29 Nov 2010 14:45:40 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryNew type of microchip muscle stimulator implant that will enable people with paraplegia to exercise their paralyzed leg muscleshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-implant.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-implant.phpMon, 22 Nov 2010 13:07:31 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryWhile regeneration after severe brain and spinal cord injury is limited milder SCI are often followed by good functional recoveryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-recovery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-recovery.phpSun, 14 Nov 2010 16:04:31 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjurySpinal fractures caused by osteoporosis are often dismissed as back pain or arthritis and do not come to clinical attentionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-fractures.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-fractures.phpTue, 12 Oct 2010 12:45:19 GMTDisabled WorldGlossary - DefinitionsQuadriplegia is paralysis affecting all four limbs and torso, caused by cervical spinal cord injury or illness, resulting in loss of movement and sensationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/definitions/quadriplegia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/definitions/quadriplegia.phpSun, 26 Sep 2010 14:10:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjurySingle type of gene acts as a master organizer of motor neurons in spinal cord finding could help scientists develop new treatments for Lou Gehrigs disease or spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-cord-gene.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/spinal-cord-gene.phpThu, 09 Sep 2010 09:24:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUCI study is first to show reversal of long-term hind-limb paralysishttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neural-stem-cells-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/neural-stem-cells-sci.phpThu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:21 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUS DoD $5.4 million grant to support expansion of translational research to find treatments for military men and women with spinal cord injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/dod-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/dod-sci.phpTue, 17 Aug 2010 13:31:37 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryRegeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury - potential for paralysis and motor function impairmentshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerve-connections-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerve-connections-sci.phpSun, 08 Aug 2010 14:52:38 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryU of C scientists find new method to help nerves grow after trauma or injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerve-growth.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/nerve-growth.phpMon, 12 Jul 2010 13:17:51 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryBecause spinal cord injury is such a catastrophic event people are suddenly faced with all sorts of changeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-survival.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-survival.phpWed, 07 Jul 2010 15:33:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUniversity of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine discovery offers promising research for spinal-cord injury treatments (SCI)https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-research.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/sci-research.phpSun, 30 May 2010 14:16:10 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryCT technique eliminates the need for X-rays in trauma patients with possible spinal fractureshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ct-spinal-scan.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/ct-spinal-scan.phpThu, 06 May 2010 15:03:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryUnderstanding how folic acid might help heal brain and spinal cord injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/folic-acid-sci.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/folic-acid-sci.phpMon, 26 Apr 2010 19:09:20 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryCould chitosan restore the spinal cords ability to transmit electrical 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