What Improvements for SCI are Here and Now (What is Right Around the Corner?)

by on September 15, 2009

Unite 2 Fight Paralysis and the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation brought together Neuro scientists, The National Institute of Health, physicians and people with a spinal cord injury, to look at the latest research for repair or improved function of the spinal cord at the Working 2 Walk Symposium in [..}


Working2Walk – “An Outlet for SCI Advocacy”

by on August 11, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Susan Maus, quadriplegic and co-founder and president of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP). Working 2 Walk is just a little more than two weeks away. The event is organized by a small group of volunteers, all of whom are impacted directly by paralysis [..}


Can a Standing Program Improve Bladder Function?

by on June 24, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Ginny Paleg, DScPT, MS, PT. Sometimes I have to share not such great news. Here it is. There is very little research that supports using passive standing programs to improve bladder and or kidney function/health. It may - and we have lots of [..}


Josh Basile Helps Others with SCI Make the Transition (Video)

by on March 13, 2009

In this news story, Josh Basile, quadriplegic, talks about the difficult transition from able-bodied to disabled. Josh has made tremendous strides in his recovery, that his doctors did not think were possible. His amazingly positive attitude has inspired the people around him to have hope and [..}