http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com Information on spinal injury rehabilitation; spinal injury treatment, spinal injury care, and help on rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. en-us Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:18:47 CDT Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:18:47 CDT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/ Information on spinal injury rehabilitation; spinal injury treatment, spinal injury care, and help on rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:18:47 CDT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30201/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Symptoms-and-Facts... Spinal cord injury is defined as damage to the cells within the spine or the severing of the nerve tracts that send signals up and down the cord as a result of some accident or event. The common types include the following: - Contusion: bruised tissue - Compression: harm caused by excessive pressure on the backbone - L... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30202/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Rehabilitation... Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are one of the most serious consequences of high speed accidents or sporting activities, a rare but devastating injury which can also occur after infections, tumours or ischaemic damage. The largest risk group are younger people due to their propensity to perform risky activities but a person of any age can suffer from ... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30203/Facts-About-Spinal-Cord-Injuries... Every year more 12,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries. Most people injured are between 16 and 30 years old, and about 4 times as many men suffer SCI as women. Estimates of the total number of people now living with spinal cord injury vary from 250,000 to nearly 400,000. The largest single cause of spinal cord injuries is motor vehicle cra... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30204/Spinal-Pain---The-Best-Back-Pain-Relief-Strategies... Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention. Back pain represents the second most frequent reason patients go to their physician, the fifth most frequent reason for hospitalization, and the third most frequent reason for surgery. The prevalence of back pain is estimated to occur in as much as 80% of the population, m... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30205/About-Spinal-Cord-Injuries-and-Spinal-Rehabilitation... Sustaining any injury in today's world comes with a host of complications that extend far beyond the mere physical effects of the bodily harm itself.For a working individual, depending on the nature and severity of the wounds it may be temporarily or even permanently impossible to return to a job in one's chosen field. This can introduce a ... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/articles/30206/Alternative-Spinal-Injury-Rehabilitation... Spinal cord injury (herniated discs, pinched nerves, collapsed vertebrae) is one of the most devastating catastrophic injuries that one can endure. The spinal cord is the gateway for all nerve paths. The location of the injury and the severity of the damage determine the complications involved and the dysfunction. Science is discovering that the so... 2009-09-05 http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/headlines/news/spinal injury spinal injury News Headline :Information on spinal injury rehabilitation; spinal injury treatment, spinal injury care, and help on rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:18:47 CDT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/resources/partners Other Resources :Information on spinal injury rehabilitation; spinal injury treatment, spinal injury care, and help on rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:18:47 CDT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/watch/videos Videos :Information on spinal injury rehabilitation; spinal injury treatment, spinal injury care, and help on rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. 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Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) provided additional comments on the recent clinical hold on its Spinal Cord Injury IND. As biologic therapeutics advance in clinical trials, it is common practice to optimize product characteristics, improve manufacturing efficiency and scale, and to test the product in multiple disease models.... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:16:10 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302894/-Another-surfer-injured-at-Wedge-(Daily-Pilot)... A local man suffered a possible spinal injury when a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach tossed him overhead and smashed him into the ocean floor, lifeguard officials said Thursday.... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:19:04 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302895/-Clues-To-Brain-Injury-Symptom-From-YouTube-Videos-(Medical-News-Today)... Brain injury researchers at the University of Kentucky have spent hundreds of hours watching YouTube videos of people getting smacked, punched and knocked in the head during sporting events and recreational activities. But those researchers weren't goofing off on the Internet; they were doing hard science.... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:19:20 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302896/-Learning-to-live-again:-How-a-new-device-may-help-Brooke-breathe-(The-Salt-Lake-Tribune)... Brooke Hopkins may be Utah's first spinal-cord injury patient to receive a diaphragmatic stimulator, or pacer, to help him breathe. The device, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, includes two electrodes that are attached some distance apart on the underside of each half of... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:59:06 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302897/-Remember-to-live-(Park-Record)... When a skiing accident left professional skier and instructor Pelle Sederholm with a spinal-cord injury, he didn't know if he'd ever walk again.... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:47:54 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302898/-YouTube-Videos-Yield-Clues-To-Brain-Injury-Symptom:-'Fencing-Response'-In-Knockout-Hits-(Science-Daily)... Researchers analyzing YouTube knockout videos discovered that moderate-to-severe brain stem trauma stimulates a characteristic, involuntary rigid-forearm posture, dubbed the fencing response. This response was duplicated in animal models under experimental conditions. The presence of a visible, objective symptom of brain injury could be of use to ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:21:55 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302899/-Obertan-debut-next-month-(Straits-Times)... LONDON - MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said on Thursday that he hopes French Under 21 international Gabriel Obertan will be fit enough to make his debut by next month. Obertan cost three million pounds from Bordeaux in the summer, but has been sidelined because of a spinal injury.... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:14:19 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302900/-Tragic-injuries-are-relatively-rare-in-sports-(Odessa-American)... Serious spinal injuries rarely happen on the playing field. But a freak incident — like the collision that sent Permian varsity offensive lineman Julio Rangel to the hospital Monday without feeling in his legs — could always happen on the next play.... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:05:30 GMT http://www.spinalrehabilitation.com/news/302901/-Spinal-Injury-For-Star-Delcambre-Athlete-(KATC-3-Lafayette)... The football team rallies behind one of its own.... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:55:15 GMT