Keep your body and mind fit and healthy from your chair. Some tips and tricks for staying in shape. Focus on health first Staying fit when you’re in a wheelchair is not an easy thing to do, but it is doable. When you first get in the chair after rehab there is always a stressful adjustment period. You are trying …
SCINETUSA Clinical Trials
What is SCINETUSA? SCINETUSA is a clinical trial network of cutting edge spinal cord injury centers in the United States. SCINETUSA supports and conducts clinical trials of the newest promising therapies for chronic spinal cord injury in the United States. What are the newest trials being tested? The initial trials that the network are proposing to test are: US102: A …
Can You Spare a Few Billion Dollars?
Obviously, a spinal cord injury is a devastating blow. Aside from the physical and emotional trauma, the individual costs to a patient can reach $1.35 million over their lifetime. What is less obvious is that we are all hurt by the injury. How? Consider the costs. There are currently 1.3 million individuals in the United States living with a spinal …
Senator Edward Kennedy Passes
I would like to note with sadness the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Whether you liked him personally or agreed with his politics on every issue, we must give credit to one of the most influential advocates for the disabled. Of particular note, the Americans with Disabilities Act, which addressed both physical access to public buildings and also discrimination in …
Is it ethical to pay a woman to donate her eggs for research purposes?
That’s exactly what the state of New York decided to allow. As first reported in the New York Times July 11th, the Empire State Stem Cell Board has decided to allow compensation of up to $10,000 be paid to women who donate their eggs to embryonic stem cell research. A lack of human eggs has slowed stem cell research that …
Geron Trials Delayed
Have you been following the clinical trials from Geron Corp? Geron is the first biotechnology company to be FDA approved to test stem cells on humans for the treatment of spinal cord injuries. These trials had been delayed since May 08 but the ban was lifted by the FDA in Jan 09. There is speculation but no proof that the …
Your Stories: Meet Matt Brandt
Will to Walk Founder Rich Hamill has met people all over the country who live with spinal cord injuries. We would like to introduce you to some of the people who are interested in joining with us to find a cure. Matt Brandt is a full-time Electrical Supervisor living in Vail, Arizona. He was injured on July 4, 2007 while …
