Teen Was Enjoying the Trampoline Park—Then a Rare Injury Changed Her Life
Elle Yona went from performing as a competitive high school dancer and learning to drive, to being paralyzed from the neck down.
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This Startup By a Former SpaceX Engineer Makes a Stephen Hawking-Approved Wheelchair
Kalogon’s technology adapts in real time to the user’s body shape and movement, automatically shifting pressure points to ...
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How Matia Mobility Has Made Its Mark on the Robotic Mobility Industry
According to the CDC, 12.2% of adults in the U.S. have a mobility disability that causes them serious difficulty with climbing stairs or walking. This represents millions of Americans whose ...
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Spinal cord stimulators: 3 years of advances
Spinal cord stimulators have grown in popularity over the past several years as patients see benefits in the less-invasive ...
Pluripotent stem cells aid partial motor recovery in spinal cord injury patients
Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe ...
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Beyond Injury: Hope, Healing, and Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved ...
Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury patients
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first ...