Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Tweet Dwight Howard, star center for the Orlando Magic is planning on having surgery on his spine this upcoming Friday in Los Angeles, California. His agent, Dan Fegan, announced ”He has a herniated disk, and the tear got worse,” Fegan said by phone from Los Angeles. “They tried their best to rehab it, but both Dr. [...]

Tweet The University of Medicine and Dentistry wrapped up its second annual meeting of national scientists and researchers sharing research with some alarming advancement announcements. One, stem cells might repair damage in a spinal cord and regenerate tissue currently considered irreparable. Two, electrical implants are now allowing a quadriplegic to control a robotic hand with thoughts. And three, scientists [...]

Tweet While the clinical trials are in its early stages, results show that spinal cord stem cells can be delivered safely into the spines of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The 12 patient University of Michigan and Emory University trial results, which hare published online ahead [...]

Tweet CEO Frank Reynolds of InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI), is scheduled to appear on local TV affiliates in Charlotte, Indianapolis and Greensboro over the next week. From the same company that pioneered a new treatment that uses a biocompatible polymer-based scaffold to provide structural [...]

Tweet Lance O’Sullivan, a former champion jockey, will travel on foot around  Waikato racecourse tomorrow as part of a nationwide spinal cord charity fundraiser. He hopes he will have plenty of supporters to run alongside him and the three other racing administrators from around the country as they are nearing an end on their 52 [...]

Tweet New research in animals suggests that an abnormally low level of a protein in certain nerve cells is linked to movement problems that characterize spinal muscular atrophy, a deadly childhood disorder that affects one in 6,000 to 10,000 people, or roughly .02% of people in the United States, this according to rightdiagnosis.com. More commonly [...]

Tweet Matthew Rupert became the first physician in Tennessee to perform an implantation of Boston Scientific’s Infinion™ 16 Percutaneous Lead, which is the first and only percutaneous lead with 16 contacts that provides advanced pain management through spinal cord stimulation. The Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) System provides twice the contacts of any other percutaneous lead [...]

Tweet In the past, many residents of Pennsylvania who have suffered a spinal cord injury, have had difficulties finding treatment centers in their area. With the majority of rehabilitation centers located around Philadelphia, many patients in rural areas are left without treatment options, or forced to drive long distances in order to obtain care. A [...]

Tweet Over a decade ago, Adam Taliaferro was an exceptional student-athlete at Penn State University. He played cornerback for the schools football team, the Nittany Lions, attended his classes and scored great marks, and enjoyed spending time with his fellow classmates. In only the fifth game of the season, a tragic accident changed the course [...]

Tweet New stem cell research produced from a team of scientist at the University of Louisville, shows promising new advancements for treating spinal cord injuries. The project is headed by Dr. Fred Rosen, and the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology at Purdue. The team focused on the olfactory epithelium, and its regenerative properties. The [...]