In 1982 jury, in Seattle, Washington, awarded $6.3 million to a high school football player who sustained serious spinal injuries while playing for the school’s team. That judgment worried one school official. He worried that school boards across the country would be prompted to review the benefits of sports programs…
A woman of Thompson, in Manitoba, Canada is suing the Burntwood Regional Health Authority and four doctors for the brain damage she suffered after a spinal column cyst went undetected for more than a year of medical visits. The Thompson woman is now unable to work as a First Nations…
The family of paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand has informed the school that he has been released from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and will live with his aunt in Jackson. LeGrand was paralyzed from the shoulders down when he suffered a spinal cord injurywhile making at tackle in…
A New York television station was awarded three Bronze Telly awards recently, one of which featured a man from Byron, New York, who suffered a paralyzing injury. The station runs a national health care series known as “Second Opinion”, which was awarded a Bronze Telly in their health and fitness…
Stem Cells, Inc. has announced the initiation of a clinical trial that will see the implantation of stem cells into patients with spinal cord injuries, a reporter learned today. The study in which the first phase will last one year, is currently open for enrollment and will include 12 patients…
The Paralyzed Veterans of America’s president appeared before Congress to urge the legislative body away from affecting their health care. “Without a doubt, the Department of Veteran Affairs is the most effective health-care provider for veterans. The VA’s specialized services, including its system of spinal cord injury (SCI) care, are…
For those who have seen many new surgical methods and techniques develop over the years, at least one of these procedures has made great strides as well as improved many lives. One such surgical method is called minimally invasive spine surgery, a doctor claims. This is practiced when accidents like…
Professional athletes can perform amazing feats. Not too long ago, NBA star Blake Griffon slam-dunked a basketball as he leapt over a car. While these acts are impressive, doctors know, as well as anyone, that young people will try to emulate them, at least to some extent. Lacking both the…
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have made an amazing discovery. The blue food dye known as Brilliant Blue G, or BBG, responsible for blue M&Ms and blue Gatorade alike, may actually reduce spinal injury damage. This is a breath of new hope for those who have suffered…
A man in Washington State was determined to have died from a broken neck after being tasered by sheriff’s deputies. When he fell, he suffered the spinal injuryand died a week later, at the age of 68. The Washington man was shot with the taser only after a stand-off of…