by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries can have devastating and lifelong consequences for people in California who suffer this kind of damage in a workplace injury, car accident, fall or another catastrophic event. Sports can also be a major cause of spinal cord injuries; while brain...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
California residents who are a motor vehicle accident might suffer a spinal cord injury. In an incomplete spinal cord injury, there is a partial loss of control and feeling while in a complete spinal cord injury, there is a total loss. Typical symptoms that result...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
Technology and manufacturing companies in California and around the country have found a number of unusual uses for graphene. The highly flexible material has been used to improve batteries, keep aircraft wings ice free and more make durable natural gas containers,...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
Any type of physical trauma to the head or neck can result in lifelong damage that is not always apparent at first glance. Victims of car accidents and trauma suffered in other settings require medical assessment to protect against worsened injuries from lack of...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
For years, doctors have thought that the scar tissue that forms over spinal cord injuries hinders the recovery process. Now, a study by UCLA researchers shows that scarring may actually help spinal nerve cells regrow. Prevailing medical dogma has long held that...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Spinal Cord Injuries
People with spinal cord injuries may be able to benefit from new technology that is being developed by a Stanford research team. The researchers are working on brain-controlled prosthesis to help people with debilitating injuries recover some motor function. Recently,...
