Serious Injury Law - Spinal Injury News

New compound 'could increase' motor function recovery

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:38:20 PST

Inflammation associated with spinal cord injury can be decreased and the recovery of motor function improved through the administration of a novel method of boosting natural body fat, according to new...

School bus torn open by tractor

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:36:06 PST

A school girl was taken to hospital with a possible spinal injury after a tractor hit her school bus yesterday (Monday, November 16th).The double-decker bus was taking around 40 children home from school...

Campaign launched to improve NHS spinal injury care

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:29:53 PST

A stockbroker is launching a campaign to improve the treatment of spinal injuries in the UK after his son suffered a snowboarding accident.Andy Stewart spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on private...

Man with spinal injury hand-cycles across Vietnam and Cambodia

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:06:41 PST

A man who sustained a spinal cord injury in a car accident is using a hand-cycle to travel across Vietnam and Cambodia to raise money for a disability charity.Ben Pickard was involved in a car crash 13...

Woman in car accident suffers possible spinal injuries

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:32:35 PST

A woman has sustained injuries including possible spinal injury after her car flipped on to its side in North Yorkshire.The accident happened at 18:00 GMT yesterday as the woman, who is in her 40s, was...

Spinal cord injury charity seeks ski volunteers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:02:25 PST

The Back-Up Trust, a national charity supporting people with spinal cord injury, is asking for able-bodied skiers to help in courses taking place in Colorado and Sweden.Skiclub.co.uk reported that, this...

New approach discovered for repairing spinal cord injury

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:03:28 PST

Researchers at Purdue University in the US have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibres in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after...

'Mismatch of skills' causes spinal injuries in horse riders

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:34:39 PST

Spinal injuries sustained in horse riding accidents are often the result of a "mismatch between the skills of the participant and the task attempted", according to a spinal injuries consultant.Speaking...

Army major with spinal cord injury receives award

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:32:41 PST

Major Phil Packer, who suffered a spinal cord injury while serving in Iraq, has been given an Achievement Award to for his work promoting the Help for Heroes charity.Major Packer will be honoured for his...

Spinal injury sufferer raises money for hospital

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST

A father of two paralysed from the chest down due to a spinal cord injury took part in cross country run in his wheelchair at the weekend to raise money for the hospital that saved his life.Andrew Farrow,...