Serious spinal cord injury (SCI) can be life changing and traumatic—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. However, a good team of health care providers can help patients adjust to new ways of ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) led a collaborative research effort with the UAB Department of Health Services ...

A UBC Okanagan researcher has been testing the effectiveness of a mobile app that encourages people living with a spinal cord injury—but can walk—to get active. Dr. Sarah Lawrason, a researcher in the ...

KUTV — For patients suffering from chronic, severe back pain that hasn’t responded to traditional treatments, a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) may offer new hope. Dr. Jeff Pence, Interventional Spine ...

But for Brooklyn, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a rare genetic condition that affects muscle strength and ...

Our Spinal Cord Injury Program specializes in caring for spinal cord injury patients immediately after the injury and during rehabilitation and recovery. We offer treatment options that are unique in ...

In an inspiring journey from chronic pain to newfound freedom after a devastating car accident in 2015, Richard Alder rates his pain on a scale of one to ten as not even being at a one. Despite years ...

OAKLAND, New Jersey -- Since 2007, Push to Walk has been redefining the possibilities for individuals living with spinal cord injuries and paralysis. The organization, which provides customized ...

Northwestern University scientists have healed lab-grown human spinal cords using an injectable therapy built on “dancing molecules,” a treatment that previously restored movement in paralyzed mice.