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Spinal Injuries

Exploring the Frontiers of Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury

Mark Pollock | Posted 05.14.2013 | Impact
Read More: Spinal Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury, Paralyzed, Impact Sports, Paralysis, Spinal Cord, Impact News
Mark Pollock

In 2010 a fall from a second-story window nearly killed me. As I lay in the spinal unit, I was presented with an expert view from one of the senior medical team that hoping for recovery was proven to be psychologically damaging. I simply don't agree with that analysis.

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Student Dies After Attempting Backflip

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.05.2013 | College
Read More: Spinal Injuries, Baylor Backflip, Backflip, Kevin Signo Texas, Filipino Dance, Kevin Signo, Filipino, Kevin Signo Backflip, Freshman, Acrobatics, Kevin Signo Baylor, College News, Student Killed After Backflip, Gymnastics, Baylor University, Filipino Students Association, College News

Kevin Signo, an 18-year-old Baylor University freshman, was pronounced dead Sunday after he broke his neck while attempting a backflip during a dance ...

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Starting Over After Devastating Injuries

Claire Fordham | Posted 12.27.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Insurance, Santa Monica, Health, Car Accident, Disability, Starting Over, Business, Cycling, Dr. Russell Moon, Spinal Injuries, Personal Injuries, Healthy Living News
Claire Fordham

One minute, Dr. Russell Moon, 58, was a super-fit cyclist with a thriving dental practice in Santa Monica, Calif. The next, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down. A driver making a left turn didn't see him, and knocked Dr. Moon off his mountain bike.

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Teen Tries To Walk Again, Inspires Hockey Players To Play Safer

www.thestar.com | Posted 01.31.2012 | Home
Read More: Spinal Injuries, High School Hockey Safety, Hockey Injuries, Jack Jablonski, Hockey Safety, Home News

MINNEAPOLIS—Swishing skates. Clacking sticks. Pucks pinging off the goal pipe. The sound of hockey is unmistakable. It can be frightening, at tim...

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Bills Tight End Likely Paralyzed For Life

Democrat and Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Spinal Injuries, Buffalo Bills, Kevin Everett, Paralysis, Home News

Everett suffered a fracture dislocation of the cervical spine and an injury to the cervical spinal cord between the third and fourth vertebrae while m...

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"Mind Control Wheelchair" Activated By Thoughts

New Scientist Tech | Tom Simonite | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Spinal Injuries, Ambient, Neurological Problems, Motorized Wheelchair, Business News

A motorized wheelchair that moves when the operator thinks of particular words has been demonstrated by a US company. The wheelchair works by intercep...

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