Laing continues to work with Journey Forward, a nonprofit organization in Canton, Massachusetts, that works to improve the ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

Her injuries have left her with paralysis in her right leg, weakness in her left leg and some degree of paralysis in both ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...

34 percent of persons with spinal cord injury, 75 percent of those with rheumatic disease ... Women with disabilities may experience sleep disturbances as a result of being disabled and female. First, ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Injury rates in Para athletes are slightly ... mostly acute injuries in winter sports Male and female athletes have similar injury rates, and older athletes and athletes with spinal cord injury are at ...