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First aid for people with spinal injuries
Do not move the victim if not necessary to avoid further damage to the neck and spine, call 911.
Spinal Injury
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New hope for people paralyzed by spinal injuries
People with disabilities must attach their lives to a wheelchair after a serious injury can now hope to stand and can even walk again.
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Cure spinal cord injury with stem cells from teeth
A group of Japanese scientists have successfully treated spinal cord injuries for a rat using special stem cells taken from human teeth.
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Paralysis due to spinal injury can still recover itself
When the spinal cord is damaged, they block signals directly from the brain and cause paralysis. A new study has found that brain and spinal cord can reorganize function…
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Wheelchair control wheel
Persons with spinal cord injuries who have paralysis may still be able to control the wheelchair if the tongue is still moving.