A report was released today summarizing the conclusions reached by the attendees of the Brain Injury Consensus Conference, which was held on November 2, 2007. The conference included more than one hundred of the nation’s most respected authorities on brain injury. The report, entitled Barriers and Recommendations: Addressing the challenge of Brain Injury in America,… Read More
Wii Therapy in the UK too!
Following right on the heels of yesterday’s story about the spinal cord injury patient in southern Oregon, is this story of SCI patients in the UK. Apparently they too are finding the Nintendo Wii to be a beneficial part of SCI recovery. Sounds like fun too!
Spinal Cord Injury: Wii Would Like to Help
Lloyd Millimake is ready to go home after his intensive rehabilitation utilizing, of all things, a Nintendo Wii video game system. Millimake has been at Rogue Valley Medical Center in southern Oregon for a month now, following a motorcycle accident that fractured four vertebrae and severely compressed his spine. His physical therapist chose the Wii… Read More
TBI Prevention: U Got Brains?
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has launched an online campaign aimed at teenagers, who are statistically at high risk for traumatic brain injury. The new website, UGotBrains.com, urges teens to think before they act, wear seatbelts, and never drink and drive. Dramatic photos and videos punctuate the stark facts of what one may… Read More
Improving Access: The Vocal Joystick
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed software which allows the user to use vocal sounds to control their computer. The Vocal Joystick differs from previous methods in that the user does not have to use actual words to complete tasks. The controls are based off of simpler, more easily identifiable sounds such as… Read More
Five-Year-Old SCI Patient to Walk in Marathon
Chase Ford, who just turned five on March 17, will be walking in this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon/miniMarathon. What’s amazing is that Chase was paralyzed from the neck down from a spinal cord contusion he sustained less than three years ago. He is now able to walk 100 meters on his own, thanks largely… Read More