Spinal Cord Injuries

Miami victims of a spinal accident often find it difficult to stay fit and in shape, while gaining strength. Most rehabilitation exercises are helpful, but do not improve a patient’s strength. However, a new program is available to help strengthen spinal cord injury victims’ bodies and minds. Used at the Kennedy Kreiger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, a virtual sailing program designed for spinal cord patients is getting the job done. The V-Sail sailing simulation system

Pediatricians are becoming more concerned with the hazards generated by the combination of trampolines and children. In the September 24 issue of Pediatrics, these doctors repeat their previous cautions to parents regarding the dangers of home trampoline use. The inherent qualities that make a trampoline great fun are often the triggers of injuries in children. The new report, the subject of the journal article, recommends that pediatricians only encourage trampoline use when part of a

Although wanting to follow his Football Hall of Fame father to an outstanding career, a young college player has now endured neck-down paralysis for 27 years. The famous Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has now helped 300,000 people living with spinal injury. But, the father-son tireless work is bearing valuable fruit. The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a unique clinical trial. The phase 1 trial will evaluate the transplanting of human “Schwann” cells

As residents of Florida are all too aware, car accidents happen frequently throughout the state. Because car accidents can result in serious injuries such as spinal injuries, communities throughout the country do what they can to try to limit behavior that causes them to occur. One way in which Miami area communities are doing this is through the installation of red-light cameras.

A recent story by National Geographic should provide hope to Miami residents trying to recover from a severe spinal injury. According to the story, a team of neuroscientists recently used a robotic harness to help paralyzed rats walk again. Rats, of course, are far different than are humans. But the neuroscientists’ work still holds promise for people who dream of walking again following a spinal injury.

The story of a Miami high school track star who some thought would never walk again should serve as an inspiration to anyone who has suffered a severe spinal injury. The Miami Herald recently reported on the young track star’s progress since suffering a car accident that left him paralyzed for a month. The accident took place just days before the athlete was scheduled to enroll at Florida State University on a track-and-field scholarship.

While car accidents are one of the most common ways in which people sustain spinal cord injuries, there are of course many other ways in which the injury can be inflicted. This past April a man visiting South Florida sustained a spinal cord injury when he was hit by a flying mattress as he walked down a street. The mattress did not come out of nowhere. It was part of a load of furniture being

Spinal cord injury victims suffer the most damaging and permanent injuries, often resulting in paralysis and immobility. New research and treatments signals the potential for recovery and hope for patients and their loved ones. The devastating consequences of a spinal cord injury can leave a victim unable to care for their families and themselves and can significantly alter the quality of life. Car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and trucking accidents leave thousands of victims suffering from

Sadly people sustain injuries to the spine every day in Miami and throughout the country. Spinal injuries are caused by a variety of types of accidents and depending on their severity, can be life changing. With a focus on regenerative medicine and neuroprotection, InVivo Therapeutics has developed implant technology that treats spine and neural injury in a new way. A spinal injury is a devastating and traumatic in a person’s life. InVivo, developing technology that

Call it the ultimate form of gratitude. A college student who was paralyzed while playing rugby at his campus recently donated $20,000 to the Florida hospital that treated him for the serious spinal cord injury he suffered during his first college intramural game. The 22-year-old college student suffered the spinal cord injury while playing for the intramural rugby team at Florida Atlantic University. After breaking his neck after violent collision, he is now paralyzed from