With Paralysis, Challenge Goes Beyond Walking
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The death of Christopher Reeve illustrated something that those who live with paralysis know all too well: for quadriplegics, infection is Public Enemy No. 1.
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The humble LED goes from strength to strength
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Daredevil jumpers might soon have a new rush to add to their repertoire: diving from great heights and making a safe landing without a parachute.
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Christopher Reeve&#39;s impact and legacy may well be his inspiration especially for others who have faced daunting challenges.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life - not another movie role - that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again...
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The instability that often accompanies Parkinson's disease can lead to falls and even to a fear of walking, but German researchers report that repetitive training can help people surmount these difficulties.
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An 8-year-old boy's continuing journey to break free of the grip of autism reflects a struggle that more than 150,000 American children have faced in the past decade.
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Researchers appear to be one step closer to finding a treatment that can reverse paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. By injecting paralyzed dogs with polyethylene glyco, veterinarians at Purdue University
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HOUSTON -- Kevin Everett made more significant strides over the weekend in his recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
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IN A wheelchair for almost a decade and paralysed below the neck, Christopher Reeve became a superhero of a completely different kind.
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Scientists have used stem cells and a soup of nerve-friendly chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually regrow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially paralyzed rats walk.
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When Brandon Ingram was thrown from his car in a highway crash five years ago, he was told he would never walk again. But Ingram gradually regained some feeling below the waist. And now he can take steps with the assistance of a walker.
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Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket and sits down. It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed Â or worse Â he is walking and slowly regaining full use of his hands.
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NEW YORK  - Adding functional electrical  stimulation (FES) to standard rehabilitation improves lower  extremity function and walking ability in patients with a first  acute stroke, new research shows.
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BEIJING -- They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments _ and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.
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Fast walking exercises during rehabilitation help stroke survivors improve their mobility, says a small study in the current issue of Stroke.
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Christopher Reeve was much more than &quot;Superman&quot; on the silver screen. In real life, he set a wonderful example for those battling against spinal cord injuries and similar afflictions.