CALGARY — A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to undergo an experimental surgical procedure on his spine that he hopes can restore some movement below the level of

Dr. Richi Gill’s life changed in an instant. The 38-year-old surgeon, who helped develop Calgary’s bariatric surgery program, was involved in a freak accident on a boogie board during a family vacation in Hawaii one year ago. “The wave pushed me down instead of forward in pretty shallow waters. My

Zech Carson was searching YouTube for the phrase “cure for paralysis,” when he came across the video testimonial that changed his life. The patient in the video he watched had participated in a study by a group called Unique Access Medical and had regained movement in his legs. For 24

NEVER give up is a motto that Andrew Bell has lived by since being told he would never walk again after a horror motorbike crash. So dedicated to his recovery, the 32-year-old paraplegic inked the words into his skin as a constant reminder of what he has lost, and what

A sports enthusiast left paralysed after an horrific motorcycle crash is hoping ground-breaking new treatment could help him walk again. Andrew Bell was left with life-threatening injuries, including a broken spine, fractured ribs, a dislocated sternum and punctured lung, and spent weeks in hospital after he was hit by a

In 2004 while deployed in Iraq with the 3rd brigade 21 infantry regiment, I was shot by a sniper through the neck leaving me paralyzed from the shoulders down.  since then I have made little progress in regaining any of my former mobility. There is now a treatment that I

David Hill is a huge Florida Gator football fan, a loving son, and an irrepressible optimist. He is also a survivor of a C4/C5 spinal cord injury (SCI) that left him a quadriplegic. Yet, despite losing the use of his arms and legs, he hasn’t given up. Every day, he

Cu siguranţă, Răzvan Iordache este un învingător. CU siguranţă, fiecare dintre noi avem multe de învăţat din lecţia sa dureroasă de viaţă. Avea numai 16 ani când destinul i-a fost umbrit de un accident stupid. O joacă între adolescenţi, o săritură în apă şi totul s-a frânt pentru el. A

Andrew’s story and progress following his Epidural Stimulation treatment was once again featured on BBC News. Following a motorcycle accident which left him paralysed in 2015, Andrew received a pioneering treatment, which involved the implantation of the Epidural Stimulation device in combination with stem cells and extensive rehabilitation. He returned

Twelve years ago, Robb Martin was an active police officer with Prescott Police Department when a recreational accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. “I was on a four-wheeler in the sand dunes,” Martin, 42, said. “I was on my way back to camp just putting along when I