Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Don't be intimidated when shopping for a gift for someone in a wheelchair this holiday season -- check out the special 2009 Reeve Foundation Holiday Gift Guide. We've gathered some top-notch ideas from wheelchair users about what they really want most....

The principles of neuroplasticity ("...the brain's ability to change ...") are at the heart of Locomotor Training, the activity-based rehabilitation intervention being done in the Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network. In this article, Dr. McCormack...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding the development of the nervous...

Paralysis is a big tent. Our Paralysis Population Survey says there are over 5.5 million people living with paralysis in the U.S. Spinal cord injury, sure. But stroke, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and MS, just to name a few, all can bring on...

Proving that the human spirit has unlimited potential, Utah Chapter member Ryan Stevenson (pictured at right), paraplegic from a 2006 snowboarding accident, has once again challenged himself to excel in spite of tragedy. Ryan, who is the driving force...

UPI reported this early this month:Substances produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Samie Jaffrey, associate professor of pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College,...

It's National Family Caregivers month. Everyone knows a caregiver, whether it is their official job or just the job they inherited.  I remember watching my mom struggle with her mom as Alzheimer's slowly claimed her. My grandmother could get violent...

Saralee Perel has a new essay for us.You have to love the title: Stepping Out Thanks to Bob and Papa Gino's. If you haven't read her here before, you don't know what you're missing. Her humor and her insights are inspirational. Today's piece.Try this...

Soft and cute! That is the best way to describe these wonderful armrests. They work on most wheelchairs and on crutches too. They are featured in our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide for People in Wheelchairs along with 25 other ideas in 8 categories.BTW, if you...

This is on Harvard Medical School's website. A little on the technical side, it addresses a very basic problem -- scars. Scars are a mixed blessing in spinal cord injuries—saving a victim’s life, but sealing his fate as a paraplegic. The scar forms a...

This was posted on our Facebook page last night:In the spirit of tonight's episode of Glee , I decided to spend some time in my wonderful husband's wheelchair. (T-11/T-12 Para) It only took about 2 minutes before I almost ended up ass over teakettle!...

We are still in recovery mode here after Monday's annual gala. Here is a nice piece from BroadwayWorld.com that gives you an idea of all the celebs that participated. Thanks guys, BTW.The Insider was one of many TV crews on hand for the event.Some other...

It's hunting season in our part of the woods. This issue actually came up last year. It just now got resolved. A quadriplegic in New Jersey has the right to bear arms even though he can't hold a gun or pull a trigger.A judge ruled Tuesday that James Cap...

I've run two 5Ks in the last year. Both times I encountered the same Marine with a prosthetic leg built for speed. The first time I beat him by a few steps. The second time he beat me by a few more steps then I'm willing to say.Before I started here I...

I have written about how much I love the Fox comedy Brothers (photo is of the whole cast) a lot in this space. It's classic sitcom funny! You should have a look. "Chill" Mitchell is one of the stars, and he happens to be in a wheelchair. The Chicago Tribune...

I've met Will Reeve (on right with siblings Matthew Reeve and Alexandra Reeve Givens) a handful of times over the last two years. He is everything you would want him to be: smart, gracious, tall, and good looking. Will spoke at A Magical Evening Monday...

This was my third A Magical Evening, the Foundation's annual gala, and my favorite. This year we put the community on center stage, literally. One of my favorite moments of the night was when 8 members of our community appeared on stage in their chairs...

Don't be intimidated when shopping for a gift for someone in a wheelchair this holiday season. We gathered some top-notch ideas from wheelchair users and scoured all types of manufactures for their best bets. We found 26 gifts in 8 categories from...

Saw this in Science Daily today:The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries -- a finding that could expand the clinical trial to...

I'll keep you up to date of all the happening at our annual gala in NYC tonight -- A Magical Evening -- including pictures! Be sure to follow along.http://twitter.com/ReeveFoundationRob...

It’s been an action packed couple of months this fall for Team Reeve with an event every weekend since October 1, 2009. It started with a first for us this year, an adventure at the Grand Canyon -- Team Reeve Conquer the Canyon. Next...

This is a wonderful story from the Wall Street Journal about a good friend and official Ambassador to the Foundation and a Champions Committee member who give incredible time and energy to us. Francesco Clark (pictured here with Alexandra Reeve) is...

This was in USA Today this week:Afghan insurgents are using roadside bombs powerful enough to throw the military's new 14-ton, blast-resistant vehicles into the air, increasing broken-back injuries among U.S. troops. Doctors at the U.S. military hospital...

One in 50 Americans is now living with some form of paralysis. Each of us is only a degree or two separated from somebody who is affected by paralysis. They are people, like you and me, trying to earn a living, raise kids, and pursue happiness in all...

I'm sorry I'm behind the curve on this one. The paperback of Driftless, a novel by David Rhodes came out in May. This, over 30 years after publishing three highly acclaimed novels in the 1970s. What happened? He was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident....