Researchers in the rehabilitation research labs of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis have recently started a new Neuromotor Activities Program to provide activities that help maintain and improve the functional capabilities of their current and former rehabilitation research participants. … Continued
Eva Widerström-Noga, D.D.S., Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and The Miami Project, and colleagues, recently published Living with chronic pain after spinal cord injury: A mixed-methods study in the Archives of Physical Medicine … Continued
If you believed everything you saw in the movies, you would think that a gunshot wound to the head almost always results in death. However, real-life data shows that 42% of victims survive penetrating head wounds. The 2011 shooting of … Continued
Effectiveness of Group Wheelchair Skills Training for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial Recently, the results of a multicenter study about the effectiveness of Wheelchair Skills Training in groups of people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) … Continued
UM/The Miami Project Receives $16 Million Grant to Determine if a Cannabinoid Compound can be a Treatment Option for Concussion The goal of finding a treatment for concussion may be one step closer due to a new study being launched … Continued
Bionic exoskeletons, battery-powered external bodysuits that walk people with paralysis, can now be found in rehabilitation and research facilities around the world; a few are even available for in-home use. These devices allow people with paralysis due to spinal cord … Continued
During the December 22nd segment of UHealth’s “Focusing on You: Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine,” Allan D. Levi, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of Neurological Surgery, discusses managing spinal cord injuries. Watch Now
August 2014 – Dr. Eva Widerström-Noga has been studying chronic pain for over 20 years as well, with an emphasis on SCI since 1996. More than two-thirds of individuals living with SCI experience chronic, persistent pain. Dr. Widerström-Noga is an … Continued
JULY 2014 – Dr. Nancy Brackett has been heading up the male fertility research program for over 20 years and has led the field in discoveries regarding the mechanisms underlying SCI-induced male infertility. Many years of research have revealed that … Continued