A spinal cord injury consists of damage to the spinal cord that results from external trauma including accidents, falls and sports-related injuries, rather than a degenerative disease. The effects ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

Frequent Urinary Tract Infections are common in the spinal cord injury population with an average incidence of 2-3 episodes per patient per year. Urinary tract infections are the most common cause of ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common. A 2022 analysis found that more than 404.6 million people worldwide had UTIs in 2019. UTIs happen when bacteria from the skin or rectum enter the ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle weakness. SMA usually affects children, and is typically diagnosed in the first 18 months of life. In its most ...

The system is still at an experimental stage but a leading UK spinal charity called it "very encouraging". "I feel like a toddler, learning to walk again," Mr Oskam told the BBC. He can also now ...

The biotech company Scholar Rock reported Monday that its experimental medicine improved motor function in patients with a muscle-wasting disease called spinal muscular atrophy, paving the way for ...

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