Spinal injury
Open Road Access (ORA), a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) rental service with a mission of supporting 15 million accessible trips a year by 2030, has announced a new partnership with the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), the UK’s leading charity supporting people living with a spinal cord injury. The partnership brings together two purpose-led organisations committed [...]
In 2014, Amanda Harris from Meisgyn was paralysed from the chest down after a cycling accident resulted in a spinal cord injury. Eleven years after her accident, and with the use of only one fully functioning leg, she has cycled approximately 300km over three days through Northern Italy in aid of Spinal Injuries Association. While [...]
In a new clinical study, researchers have demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries in patients with upper-limb impairment using an approach called closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation (CLV). In the study, individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury safely received a combination of stimulation of a nerve in the neck - the vagus nerve [...]
Lorna Halfpenny-Beeby, senior partner at JE Bennett Law, brings a rare combination of legal acumen and lived experience to her work. With a background in psychology and early career roles supporting individuals with brain injuries, as well as personal insight through a family member's paralysis, she is uniquely equipped to support clients navigating life after [...]
In this exclusive webibar, NR Times brings together a diverse group experts supporting spinal injury survivors in their pursuit of life quality and independence. Over the course of an hour, rhe panellists highlight areas excellence that other SI professionals can learn from, and expose problems and potential solutions to them – which are depriving patients [...]
Charity Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research will host its second Study Day this October. The event will offer inspiring talks addressing the long-term quality-of-life challenges facing the spinal injury community. Held at the prestigious Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, tickets include a hot lunch and refreshments, and access to the Exhibitor Foyer where there will be plenty of [...]
Charity The Spinal Injuries Association has issued a statement in response to the UK Government's Immigration White Paper. Prime Minister Kier Stamer said that the 'strategy will finally take back control of our borders and close the book on a squalid chapter for our politics, our economy, and our country.' The SIA responded: "The Spinal [...]
Researchers have developed a decoder that can restore communications between the brain and spinal cord - enabling rehabilitation and potentially restoration of movement in spinal injury patients. When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis. [...]
A Sheffield nurse providing specialist rehabilitative care to patients with life-changing spinal injuries at one of the UK’s leading spinal injury units has won a top national award. Andrea Patterson, an acute outreach sister at the Princess Royal Spinal Cord Injuries Centre, based at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been honoured with a [...]
The NR Times Podcast aims to cover brain and spinal injury conditions from every angle. In this episode, host Stephanie Price, editor of NR Times, is joined by Dr. Jonathan Mamo, consultant of rehabilitation medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF) for Disabled People. Stephanie and Dr. Mamo discuss the importance of exercise and nutrition [...]
