National Spinal Cord Injury Association
a program of United Spinal Association
 |
Bridging the Gap Dr. Lu and crew at UC-San Diego proved axons can regrow across complete injuries. Severed motor axons can now be made to cross complete spinal cord injuries and connect to muscle groups below the level of injury in rats. Researchers with the University of … [Read more...]
By Charlie DeArmond In the last issue, we reported that functional electrical stimulation is becoming more sophisticated and widespread. As promised, here is a follow-up with a few users of next-gen FES. Got Grip Scott Fessler, C5, enjoys more independence while … [Read more...]
Ray Brown laughs when he thinks about how his doctors gave him a five- to seven-year life expectancy when he broke his T9-10 vertebrae. Sixty-one years later, Brown is still rolling all around South Carolina. On a more somber note, Brown is quick to add that most of the people … [Read more...]
By Priya Ramachandran We’ve all seen exoskeletons in some of the most popular science fiction, even if we didn’t know that’s they were called. Sigourney Weaver used an exoskeleton designed for cargo lifting in outer space to kill the alien queen in Aliens. Tony … [Read more...]
