ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 4, 2008)—A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to walk or stand) child with a cervical spinal cord injury was able to restore basic walking function after intensive ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - As an expectant or new parent, it’s something that nothing can prepare you for. An injury at birth, or an illness right after that causes a problem with the spinal ...

As an expectant or new parent, it’s something that nothing can prepare you for: An injury at birth, or an illness right after that causes a problem with the spinal cord and may prevent a child from ...

Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to walk over ground with epidural stimulation following epidural stimulation paired with daily ...

Two of four participants in a study conducted at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville (UofL) have managed to walk over ground after having suffered traumatic ...

Locomotor training aims to ultimately retrain the spinal cord to "remember" the pattern of walking by repetitively practicing standing and stepping. In a locomotor training therapy session, the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Every step little Luke Madson takes is nothing short of a miracle. Born at just 33 weeks, Luke spent the first month of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. Shortly ...

New Orleans, LA - Noelle Moreau, Ph.D., PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions, and Kristie Bjornson, PT, Ph.D., Associate Professor ...

Researchers have discovered that the training, designed to help individuals with SCI improve motor function, also leads to improved bladder and bowel function and increased sexual desire.