Elle Yona went from performing as a competitive high school dancer and learning to drive, to being paralyzed from the neck ...

refers to any injury to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma instead of disease. Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To examine and compare demographics and functional outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) clinical syndromes, including central cord (CCS), Brown-Sequard (BSS ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved ...

A team of Japanese researchers reports that two out of four patients who received stem cell transplants showed improvements in motor function, marking a potential breakthrough in the treatment of ...

A team of researchers in Japan says two of four patients who received transplantation of special stem cells showed motor ...

New research from the University of Kentucky has earned a spot on the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience, highlighting a ...

When you choose the University of Utah Health for you or your family member’s spinal cord injury rehabilitation, you are choosing a program that marshals the resources of an entire university and ...

Nerve cells in the spinal cord do not regenerate easily and scar tissue forms quickly, blocking the regrowth of nerve fibers. Current treatments for SCI focus on managing symptoms, preventing further ...

Nurses should watch for early symptoms (particularly pain), obtain ... constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function ...

Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive ...