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University of Michigan has developed an EpiPen for a spinal cord injury treatment intervention  Spinal Cord Injury – Overview “Currently, the ability to reverse the effects of a spinal cord injury is extremely limited and is the holy grail of spinal medicine,” says Anthony Kouri, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at […]

After Back Injury – New Tetraplegic Nerve Transfer Surgery Revives Hand Motion   Tetraplegic Loss of Function   Fifty percent of spinal cord injuries results in Tetraplegia  —more commonly known as Quadriplegia—  loss of function to all four limbs.   Unlike tendon reconstruction surgery (transfer of a tendon),  a recent study (see video below) a Quadriplegics’ […]

Chicago Auto Accident Attorney 6  TYPES & CAUSES OF A  TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE CAR, OR AUTO ACCIDENT HAPPENS IN CHICAGO, AURORA, ROCKFORD, IL  INCLUDE:  Rear-end Accidents:  Chicago rear-end crashes are the most common type of accident in the United States, accounting for about 30% of all accidents.* Wrong-Way / Head-on Collisions:  While […]

Post-accident lumbar laminectomy procedure Generally speaking, nerves are how our body and mind communicate with each other. The spine has 33 bones or vertebras. Between each vertebra is a cushion or intervertebral disc. nerves run through these bones. nerve roots extend out of the holes in these bones. Decompression Laminectomy […]