When it comes to discovering and diagnosing cervical spine injuries, there are two commonly employed methods – the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study and the Canadian C-spine rule. Typically, neither method is preferred over the other, as there has previously never been a distinct difference between the two processes; however, a study published in this… Read More
New Findings Reveal Brain Stimulation May Help Treat Spinal Injuries
At the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine reported that stimulating the brains of rats suffering from spinal cord injury improves their ability to walk. While this kind of brain stimulation has proven to be an effective treatment for easing the movement symptoms of… Read More
Doctors Taking Advantage Of New Fiber Tracking Process In Predicting Brain Injuries
Back in March, it was reported in the Journal of Neurosurgery that a team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh had developed the new imaging technique High Definition Fiber Tracking as a tremendous breakthrough in the way doctors could examine traumatic brain injuries. The tracking process allows doctors to look directly at broken neural… Read More
California Governor Vetoes Bill for $1 Traffic Fine To Fund Spinal Cord Research
California Governor Jerry Brown recently vetoed a bill that would have added a $1 fee to the cost of a moving traffic violation in order to fund spinal-cord research. California would have joined eight other states that use a similar method to fund research and defend the fee because auto accidents are the number one… Read More
Majority of Prisoners Suffer From Traumatic Brain Injuries
Although a great majority of brain injury news has focused on football players and the military, reports have revealed that another group of people suffer from a relatively high number of traumatic brain injuries: prisoners. An article by the Scientific American notes that while 8.5 percent of U.S. non-incarcerated citizens have a history of TBI,… Read More