Teenager with spinal injury 'vows to walk again'RSS Feed

A 16-year-old girl with spinal injury has vowed to walk again, despite doctors telling her this is unlikely, a report says.

The Denver Post reports that Karina Vegas was shot in the back outside her high school in December when on the street talking with friends.

According to the teenager from Denver, a car containing several people passed and then did a U turn in an attempt to run the group over. Having failed, someone from inside the vehicle fired a shot into the crowd.

The newspaper reports that Vargas has told family and friends that she would walk again, adding: "I don't see myself like this in a wheelchair for the rest of my life."

This comes following news that congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who suffered severe brain injury after being shot in the head has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

According to doctors, the success of her recovery depends on the degree of her injury along with the proficiency of her therapists.

Serious Law, award winning spinal injury law firm

Posted by Paul Breen
 

NFL charity awards spinal injury research grant

24 January 2011

America's National Football League (NFL) Charities has awarded a Cornell University professor a $100,000 (£62,682) grant which will go towards spinal injury research, according to a report.Many...

Read More...

Shovelling snow 'can result in spinal injury'

21 January 2011

Shovelling snow can sometimes be a health hazard and causes thousands of spinal injuries, heart problems and fractures each year, according to new findings.A study, published in the American Journal of...

Read More...

Fusion 'should not be first choice after spinal injury'

21 January 2011

Spinal fusion should not be the first choice of treatment of spinal injury, according to one expert.Dr Kenneth Light of San Francisco says that spinal fusion should be seen as a last resort as the results...

Read More...