Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and ...

The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy. The prevailing clinical view ...

University of Florida. "Some kids with spinal cord injury may be overlooked for walking rehabilitation." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 11 / 101115174412.htm (accessed June ...

What Kids Should Know About Spinal Injuries in Sports. ... the highly vulnerable area between the first and seventh vertebrae that protects the spinal cord connecting the brain to the body.

The top causes of kids' spinal cord injury, according to Vitale's team, were: Motor vehicle accidents: 56 percent; Falls: 14 percent; Firearm injury: 9 percent ...

Health & Fitness; UH among first hospitals in U.S. to use Pulse technology to make spinal surgery on kids safer. Published: ; Jun. 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

$3M in grants fuel expansion of Louisville pediatric spinal cord injury center. ... The expansion from UofL Health and Kosair for Kids promises enhanced care for children with spinal cord injuries.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Health has issued an advisory to doctors after six children were diagnosed with a rare disorder that affects the spinal cord. According to health ...

It could be a hard tackle in football, a cross-check in ice hockey or a fall off the top of a cheerleading pyramid. A new push is under way to raise awareness of a little-understood but dangerous ...

The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy, according to two studies ...