Etiqueta: spinal cord injury
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Stem cell therapy aims to help Nelson on road to recovery
Stem-cell treatment needs time By Ian Hamilton, The Leader-Post View Original Article Glen Nelson has returned from Panama with more than just memories. The former University of Regina Cougars basketball star is back in the Queen City with a renewed sense of optimism that he’s on the road to recovery. Nelson, 57, had back surgery…
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Stem Cell Therapy: Paralyzed Whitfield Co teen takes first steps, community pitching in
Posted: May 02, 2014 4:57 PM CDT Updated: May 02, 2014 6:05 PM CDT By Kimberly Barbour, Reporter WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA (WRCB) – A North Georgia community is rallying around a teen girl recovering from a head-on car crash. She recently took her first steps since becoming paralyzed one year ago. 17-year-old Hannah Locke was…
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Autologous bone marrow-derived cell therapy combined with physical therapy induces functional improvement in chronic spinal cord injury patients
Cell Transplant. 2013 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print] El-Kheir WA, Gabr H, Awad MR, Ghannam O, Barakat Y, Farghali HA, Maadawi ZM, Ewes I, Sabaawy HE. Abstract Spinal cord injuries (SCI) cause sensory loss and motor paralysis and are treated with physical therapy, but most patients fail to recover due to limited neural regeneration.…