The way the human body compensates for a spinal injury appears to result in herky-jerky movement on the muscular level, researchers recently reported in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and ...

Today, about 300,000 people in the United States are living with a spinal cord injury, with respiratory complications being the most common cause of illness and death, according to the Christopher & ...

Clinicians have long treated spinal cord injuries—a leading cause of long-term disability—in part by augmenting a patient’s blood pressure. The idea was that the injury impacted the body’s regulation ...

As the summer season continues, and families and friends gather at lakes, oceans and pools, awareness of the potential spinal injuries associated with water sports is crucial to ensuring a safe and ...

A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. By ...

New research shows that stimulation of the lumbosacral vertebrae region significantly elevated low blood pressure, unlike cervical or upper thoracic stimulation. Kessler Foundation researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a life-altering accident, Christopher Reeve and his wife, Dana Reeve, went on to do incredible work improving the lives of ...