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Terence 'Ready Teddy' McQuiston, Blues Singer and Longtime WWOZ Deejay

...  'Ready Teddy' McQuiston, blues singer and longtime WWOZ deejay … 19 at Trinity Neurological Rehabilitation Center in Slidell of complications from a 2011 accident that left him paralyzed. He was in … On Memorial Day 2011, Mr. McQuiston badly injured himself in a fall that broke his neck and severed his spinal cord … Read more on NOLA.com Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine's July issue focuses on assistive technology … He is also the Center Director at the Center of Excellence for Wheelchair and Related Technology, VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Center, and a Senior Research Career Scientist at the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, U.S … Read more on News-Medical.net Read ...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Receives Transformative Gift From the

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Receives Transformative Gift from The … Neurologists and neurosurgeons will collaborate with a range of specialists, including anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians and trauma and other surgical specialists, psychiatrists, rehabilitation medicine experts, radiologists, and … Read more on PR Web (press release) Eric LeGrand auctioning off a Rutgers jersey at Hoboken fundraiser LeGrand suffered a severe spinal injury on Oct 16, 2010 during a game at Met Life Stadium that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After receiving rehab at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, LeGrand announced earlier this year he regained … Read more on The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Read more... ...

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical

...  Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Clinical … Because of spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, strokes, or other neurogenic bladder conditions, an estimated 100,000 patients in the U.S. have indwelling catheters and episodically suffer from blockage and encrustation. In these … Major medical … Read more on The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Sawlsville selected to attend VIP race experience … almost seven years including three tours to Iraq. On April 19, 2007 Sawlsville came in contact with an IED blast and sustained cervical and ...

Parkwood Holds a Different Kind of Car Show

...  holds a different kind of car show … opportunity for Parkwood's patients, is complemented by Parkwood's Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation Program, which serves individuals with a variety of medical conditions including brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis … Read more on London Community News Dr. Ramin Rak Elected to Board of Directors of the Society for Brain Mapping … His research has looked at reperfusion injuries after treatment of stroke, micro-neurosurgical techniques and outcomes of difficult skull base and cerebrovascular diseases, and the use of adult olfactory ensheathing glial cells and Schwann cells in … Read more on Newswise (press release) Read ...

Ramez Naam @ Neuroenhancement: Building an Improved Human Body and

Ramez Naam @ Neuroenhancement: Building an Improved Human Body and … Daofen Chen, Ph.D. is a Program Director in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, where he is responsible for research grant portfolios and programs in motor systems and functions, focusing … Read more on Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Navarre hero, former Hurlburt airman succumbs to cancer Although Navid sustained three broken spinal vertebra and a broken rotator cuff in the crash, he was able to diffuse the situation. … During an injection for the disease, he suffered an allergic reaction causing a stroke and affecting his speech and … Read more on Navarre Press Read more... ...

NFL Settlement Shows Serious Effects of Concussions

...  thousands of dollars per month for treatment of brain-related injuries sustained during their playing days, should have access to needed money and care in just a few months, assuming the judge in the case approves … Read more on Biddeford Journal Tribune Premier Las Vegas Pain Management Doctors Now Offering Revolutionary … The premier pain management clinic in Henderson and Las Vegas, Innovative Pain Care, is now offering cutting edge treatment for chronic low back and neck pain. Spinal cord … Innovative Pain Care Center has a Double Board Certified Las Vegas pain … Read more on DigitalJournal.com Read ...

Horticulture Therapy Can Benefit Wide Array of People

...  can benefit wide array of people Social is structured to improve personal connections, while physical focuses more on psychological growth and can be useful in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and for stroke victims in hospitals. Vocational horticulture therapy can be helpful in … Read more on phillyBurbs.com St. Luke's expands rehab center The center will reopen to patients Thursday, ready to take on individuals who have suffered strokes, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, spinal cord injuries, burns, multiple traumatic injuries, arthritis, or have had joints replaced. The center … Read more on Allentown Morning Call Read ...