Research

3D Printed Implants May Offer a Unique Approach for Treating Spinal Cord Injury

3D Printed Implants May Offer a Unique Approach for Treating Spinal Cord Injury

In the quest to restore function after spinal cord injury, researchers at The University of California San Diego have come up wi...
Costs, benefits and outcomes of vehicle modification

Costs, benefits and outcomes of vehicle modification

What is the research about? We want to identify consumer outcomes of vehicle modifications, including economic and social imp...
A mixed-methods study of the psychological and emotional experiences of people with spinal cord damage

A mixed-methods study of the psychological and emotional experiences of people with spinal cord damage

Dr. Peter New and colleagues from Caulfield Hospital and Monash University in Melbourne are conducting a world first study int...
8 long term paraplegics make motor sensory gains

8 long term paraplegics make motor sensory gains

A recently published study reports partial neurological recovery in eight complete paraplegics with injuries ranging from three ...
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity i...
Supporting people with complex trauma injuries and their families to maximise participation through community mobility

Supporting people with complex trauma injuries and their families to maximise participation through community mobility

Flinders University, School of Health Sciences are inviting volunteers to participate with this research. We have developed an ...
3D cell growth opens new pathway for spinal cord repair

3D cell growth opens new pathway for spinal cord repair

Researchers from Griffith University have published findings in Nature which reveal a technique using ‘floating liquid marbles,’...
Neuroscientific evidence that motivation promotes recovery after spinal cord injury

Neuroscientific evidence that motivation promotes recovery after spinal cord injury

A recent study published in Science has found part of the brain which controls motivation to promote recovery of motor function ...
Low frequency stimulation can aid spinal cord injury

Low frequency stimulation can aid spinal cord injury

Researchers from the International School for Advanced Studies in Italy have tested neonatal spinal cords from mice to investiga...
Spinal Cord Injury locomotion improvement with lysophosphatidic

Spinal Cord Injury locomotion improvement with lysophosphatidic

The degenerative process after spinal cord injury may be caused by lysophosphatidic acid, according to findings published in The...