Spinal Cord Injuries

• Teacher left paralyzed after surgery, blames spinal stenosis?

  Steve Lombardi | May 09, 2009 8:39 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A ninth-grade teacher from Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa is reported to have a condition called spinal stenosis. It is reported that went into surgery to correct the problem and came out...

• Stepping on the little guy: Why is my disability insurance claim being denied by the insurance company?

  Steve Lombardi | March 04, 2009 2:12 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Disability insurance doctors, the hired gun’s opinion is a trick and mistreatment of the worse kinds. GMA did a story this week about Charles Tucker, a 48-year old accountant from...

• Child Safety: Wisconsin Supreme Court cheerleading issue to be decided.

  Steve Lombardi | December 08, 2008 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT Wednesday, October 8, 2008 11 a.m. 06AP1886 Brittany L. Noffke v. Kevin Bakke This is a review of a decision of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV (headquartered...

• Iowa Boating - Even if you're a good swimmer is wearing a life-vest a good idea?

  Steve Lombardi | August 22, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Two Jet Ski operators collided on Saylorville Lake. One who ended up face down in the water and not breathing was probably saved by wearing a life vest.

• How inducing hypothermia can be used to treat SCI

  Megan Roth | June 02, 2008 12:13 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Simply knowing the effects an increase in body temperature can have on someone with a spinal cord injury can help determine the effects that injury will have. Persons suffering SCI are prone to hyperthermia; however, many physicians have turned to treatments of induced hyperthermia in order to limit its effects.

• Treatment and Rehabilitation Options for Spinal Cord Injuries

  Megan Roth | June 01, 2008 12:15 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Though there are no treatment options known to reverse the effects of paraplegia or quadriplegia, there are options aimed at improving problems associated with the condition and innovative new programs and devices have been created in order to increase independence and improve function.

• What's Really Behind Spinal Cord Injuries - Causes and Effects

  Megan Roth | May 31, 2008 6:17 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  An overview of the causes and effects of spinal cord injuries; both paraplegia and quadriplegia vary from individual to individual. Though they're often associated with traumatic injuries, these conditions may also be caused by several naturally-occuring, non-traumatic factors.

• Spinal Cord Injuries and Their Effects

  Megan Roth | May 30, 2008 12:15 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Approximately 10,000 individuals suffer spinal cord injuries each year. In such instances, the information traveling along the spinal nerves below the level of injury is either completely or partially cut off from the brain, resulting in one of two conditions: Paraplegia or Quadriplegia.

• How inducing hypothermia treats SCI

  Megan Roth | May 08, 2008 12:25 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Simply knowing the effects an increase in body temperature can have on someone with a spinal cord injury can help determine the effects that injury will have. Persons suffering SCI are prone to hyperthermia; however, many physicians have turned to treatments of induced hyperthermia in order to limit its effects.