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02/21/2012 - 3:22amMedgadget.com New Tongue Drive System Uses Dental Retainer to Operate Wheelchair Medgadget.com by Stanley Darma on Feb 21, 2012 • 3:20 am It's been a while since we covered news about the tongue controller which enables quadriplegics the...
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02/20/2012 - 4:30pm( American Academy of Neurology ) The American Academy of Neurology is issuing an updated guideline that recommends monitoring the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain chest surgeries to help prevent paralysis, or loss of muscle function,...
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02/20/2012 - 2:56pmPlease see the below links and press release regarding a new service from the TSA for travel. http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2011/1222.shtm http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/disabilityandmedicalneeds/tsa_cares.shtm The Transportation Security...
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02/20/2012 - 1:52pmHigh Doses of Load Slows Bone Loss in Spinal Cord Injury Newswise (press release) It is a major complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), which affects about 250000 Americans every year. A new clinical trial conducted by University of Iowa...
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02/15/2012 - 10:07amby Reeve Paralysis Resource Center A number of years ago I went to sit on a cement step and lost my balance and fell. Unable to catch myself, my left wrist and forearm took the brunt of the fall. Within minutes the wrist and arm swelled and became...
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02/15/2012 - 9:30amIt’s that time of year again. By now many of us have started to receive our “Important Tax Information Enclosed” letters that give us the needed data in order to file our taxes. If you are like me, the process of organizing...
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02/14/2012 - 3:52amA British woman, Claire Lomas, who was paralyzed in an accident nearly five years ago, is aiming to use a robotic exoskeleton to help her compete in the London marathon in April.
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02/14/2012 - 1:30amKSDK Dr. Ted Rummel now performing surgery from his wheelchair KSDK Though he survived, after becoming a paraplegic, he wasn't sure his career would. He had to spend weeks in the hospital and then in rehab. Finally, he ran out of patience as a...
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02/11/2012 - 4:24pmRepublican lawmakers' quest to expand a Medicaid privatization program statewide was dealt a blow this week after federal health officials said the state could not impose $10 monthly premiums on Medicaid beneficiaries.
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02/10/2012 - 12:08amChronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes.
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