Changing lives through sports. 
World T.E.A.M. Sports is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered in North Carolina and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more than twenty years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has organized all kinds of athletic events for disabled and able bodied citizens – mountain climbing, white water rafting, biking, and more. We change lives through sports.
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According to research conducted by Univerisity of Kentucky neorsceintists, experimental models show that severe spinal cord injury can be treated effectively by administering the supplement acetyl-L-carnitine or ALC, a derrivative of essential aminio acids that can generate metabolic energy soon after injury. So what does this mean? Well, after one sustains a spinal cord injury, [...]
According to the University of Michigan Health System, there have been disparaities experienced by individuals with spinal cord injury in lack of awareness and resources by health care providers. “We health care providers can do a better job of dealing with health and health care disparities related to individuals with spinal cord injury, if we [...]
When it comes to treating spinal cord injury, everyone immediately turns to physical therapy in hopes of regaining any motor functions possible. However, what about the psychological and neurological effects that come with spinal cord injury? A small study at John Hopkins University took an intimate group of paralyzed veterans on a mini scruba-diving adventure [...]
Invivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., a company who focuses on the development of groundbreaking technologies for treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) made a very important announcement today. They have discovered that in a rodent contusion model of SCI the Company’s proprietary bioplymer scaffold showed positive preliminary data that indicate a therapeautic effect. “We are very [...]
Wow! The Experea community is truly a network of courageous and determined people who continue to overcome hardships daily. One such person is accomplished athlete, Hal Hargrave. Less than two weeks after his high school graduation, an accident changed his life forever. One Thursday, on his routine truck delivery route, Hal attempted to swerve to [...]
According to PR Newswire and the Allen Institute of Brain Science, they have announced today the discovery of anew class of cells in the spinal cord that act like neural stem cells, offering, a fresh avenue in the search for therapies to treat spinal cord injury and disease. So what does this mean? “When we [...]
There are 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury in the U.S. each year. Approximately 10% affect children under the age of 16. At least 30 people sustain a spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis every day in the U.S. Approximately 50% of spinal cord injuries occur in the cverical region (neck), affecting the ability [...]
One of the toughest parts about suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) is adjusting to life after the injury. How do you fill the voids? For an athlete, like a football or rugby player, this means finding a replacement outlet for the aggression and intensity that used to be release by the sport. Often times [...]
When you live with a spinal cord injury (SCI), you can be susceptible to gaining weight since you are less active. You may also run the risk of heart disease or pressure ulcers due to the excess weight. As we all know, the American diet does not help with this. Most processed foods contain high [...]
