Jessica Long, a Paralympic swimmer for Team USA, found life in the water. At 12, she had already won three gold medals for swimming. Even though she has no legs to assist her in the water, that hasn’t stopped her, just as it shouldn’t stop anyone living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) or other [...]
A new piece of advanced technology has been brought to Hawaii that allows paralyzed patients who have suffered spinal cord injury, MS and other life altering illnesses – to walk again independently. The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific has been selected as one of 10 leading rehabilitation hospitals to partner with Berkeley Bionics to conduct [...]
A new promising program directed towards the spinal cord injury and paralysis community, offers essential tools and resources for patients so they can improve their quality of life. Exciting news for the spinal cord injury community! The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), has decided to launch a brand new program called “New Beginning.” It’s [...]
Robotic technology helps parlayed patients walk again, enhancing physical therapy programs all over the nation. A cutting-edge piece of technology at Carolina’s rehab gives hope to patients who never believed they could walk on their own ever again – and it is all thanks to The Lokomat. “The Lokomat resembles a large weightlifting machine, with [...]
Botox injections now help treat bladder control and incontinence problems for those who rely on catheters. – especially those confined to wheelchairs and are paralyzed from spinal cord injury. “U.S. Food and Drug administration approved Allegran’s Botox injection for treating patients who have bladder control problems arising from spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis (MS),” [...]
Shepherd Center treats a high volume of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with any level of injury, including those who are ventilator dependent or have a dual diagnosis of spinal cord and brain injury. Shepherd Center has specialized treatment teams that are dedicated to adolescent patients, senior patients (age 50 and older), and patients who require medical/surgical care from secondary complications. Our patients go on to achieve some of the greatest functional improvements from the time they are admitted to the time they are discharged when compared to similar facilities and national statistics.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) has been recognized as the “#1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America” since 1991 by U.S. News & World Report
. No other specialty hospital has been consecutively ranked the “#1″ by U.S. News & World Report for so long.
Founded in 1954, RIC has earned a worldwide reputation as being a leader in patient care, advocacy, research and educating health professionals in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Taking a collaborative approach, the Rick Hansen Foundation unifies organizations and leaders to work in partnership towards positive change for a healthy and inclusive world, with a key focus to improving the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.
Through Rick’s leadership, the Foundation has leveraged the $26 million raised during the original Tour to more than $245 million in leveraged investments toward SCI research, rehabilitation and quality of life initiatives.
United Spinal Association is a 501(c)(3) national disability rights and veterans service organization founded in 1946, providing service to thousands of members across the United States.Approximately 700,000 Americans have spinal cord disabilities as a result of traumatic injury, multiple sclerosis, polio, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spina bifida or other diseases. Membership in United Spinal is free and open to any individual with these disabilities, regardless of age.
The mission of United Spinal Association is to provide expertise, create access to resources and strengthen hope, thereby enabling people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) to fulfill their potential as active members of their communities.
Project Walk is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization internationally recognized as a pioneer in the emerging field of activity-based recovery for individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Since 1999, we have spent over 250,000 hours working with spinal cord injuries at our center in Carlsbad, California. We are currently working with a multitude of clients from around the world who have come here to participate in our various recovery programs.
The remarkable people in our program come to Project Walk for guidance through their recovery process. They recognize that our activity-based recovery program, The Dardzinski Method®, and the Project Walk Institute are designed to provide the optimum potential for regaining function.
