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Spinal injury victim acts as inspiration to fundraiser

A spinal injury victim who raised over £1 million for charity has inspired a man from Ponteland to raise even more money by climbing... Read More...

Brain injury victims' radio show faces cancellation

A radio station that broadcasts a show presented by brain injury victims is asking for financial help to prevent it from going off... Read More...

Spinal injury victim graduates with first class law degree

A young man that is paralysed from the waist down due to a spinal injury has graduated from university with a first class law degree.Matt... Read More...

Experts meet tonight to discuss brain injury medicines

A meeting is being held tonight to discuss innovations in regenerative medicines, which have the potential to cure central nervous... Read More...

Brain injured man dedicates life to helping Headway charity

A man who sustained a brain injury 20 years ago after getting behind the wheel of a car when drunk has dedicated his life to helping... Read More...

Surgeons use device to improve spinal injury victims' breathing

A new device designed to improve breathing in patents with upper spinal cord injuries is to be used by physicians in America.The device,... Read More...

Brain injury charity to open in Wearside

A new branch of the brain injury charity Headway is being launched in north-east England.On Tuesday (December 1st), Sunderland's Stadium... Read More...

Neurologist has hopes for misdiagnosed brain injury patients

A neurologist, who used state of the art imaging to discover that a man thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious,... Read More...

Mother pleads to care for brain injured son at home

The mother of a brain injured soldier has said she wants her son to be allowed to leave the residential rehabilitation unit he is in... Read More...

Spinal injury victim 'positive' about rugby coaching role

A man who sustained a spinal injury when he was tackled during a rugby match has said how getting back into the game as a coach has... Read More...

Brain injury charity extends services in Wales

Headway, the brain injury association, is extending its service in North Wales to cover south Gwynedd.From December 5th the Headway... Read More...

Footballer recovers from spinal injury

A footballer who sustained a spinal injury is now fit to play again, but was left on the bench this weekend when his team, Carlisle... Read More...

Brain injured children could benefit from Christmas shopping appeal

The Child Brain Injury Trust could, once again, benefit from the efforts of a charity that is trying to persuade Asda shoppers to buy... Read More...

Paralysed girl selected for GB Paralympics development team

A girl paralysed from the waist down has been selected for Great Britain's 2012 Paralympics development team.Lauren Jones, from Worthing,... Read More...

Man speaks out over shortage of neuro-psychologists

A man in Wales who is recovering from a brain injury has said there is a shortage of neuro-psychologists in the UK.Darren Geary sustained... Read More...

Brain and Spine Foundation seeks runners for London Marathon

Those who are looking for a challenge and are keen to raise money for a good cause are being asked to sign up for the London Marathon... Read More...

Boxer with spinal injury on reality TV

Boxer Joe Bugner, who suffers from a spinal injury, has become the newest contestant on reality TV show, I'm a Celebrity, Get me Out... Read More...

New compound 'could increase' motor function recovery

Inflammation associated with spinal cord injury can be decreased and the recovery of motor function improved through the administration... Read More...

Lottery win for brain injury support group

A support group for people with brain injuries is to receive part of a £228,000 grant from The Big Lottery Fund.The Encephalitis... Read More...

Traumatic brain injury help website launched

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) has launched a new website to provide useful content and assistance to those service... Read More...

School bus torn open by tractor

A school girl was taken to hospital with a possible spinal injury after a tractor hit her school bus yesterday (Monday, November 16th).The... Read More...

Brain injured man raises money for troops

A man with a brain injury has completed a four hour exercise challenge in order to raise money for troops in Afghanistan.Stephen Costello,... Read More...

Campaign launched to improve NHS spinal injury care

A stockbroker is launching a campaign to improve the treatment of spinal injuries in the UK after his son suffered a snowboarding accident.Andy... Read More...

Online rehab programmes for brain injury patients

HAPPYneuron has launched a set of online cognitive rehabilitation tools for a variety of cognitive disorders including traumatic brain... Read More...

Man with spinal injury hand-cycles across Vietnam and Cambodia

A man who sustained a spinal cord injury in a car accident is using a hand-cycle to travel across Vietnam and Cambodia to raise money... Read More...

New bed reduces in-hospital falls

A new bed designed to prevent patients who are disoriented or debilitated from injuring themselves in in-hospital falls, such as brain... Read More...

Robotic technology developed for brain injury patients

Kinetic Muscles, an innovative developer of stroke rehabilitation products, has announced the commercial launch of the Foot Mentor... Read More...

Bike helmet promoter nominated for award

A woman from Northampton has been nominated for a national award by a brain injury association for her campaign to get children to... Read More...

Tea dance to raise money for brain injury association

A tea dance is being held in a town hall in Oxfordshire to raise money for Headway Thames Valley, a brain injury association.Those... Read More...

Woman in car accident suffers possible spinal injuries

A woman has sustained injuries including possible spinal injury after her car flipped on to its side in North Yorkshire.The accident... Read More...

Spinal cord injury charity seeks ski volunteers

The Back-Up Trust, a national charity supporting people with spinal cord injury, is asking for able-bodied skiers to help in courses... Read More...

Couple thank local community for fundraising to visit brain injured son

A couple in Norfolk have thanked their local community for raising funds for their frequent visits to hospital to see their son, who... Read More...

New approach discovered for repairing spinal cord injury

Researchers at Purdue University in the US have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibres in spinal cord injuries... Read More...

Bingo players raise money for brain injury charity

A Gala Coral team has scaled the heights of Mount Everest to raise money for a charity which helps to care for people with brain injury.The... Read More...

'Mismatch of skills' causes spinal injuries in horse riders

Spinal injuries sustained in horse riding accidents are often the result of a "mismatch between the skills of the participant... Read More...

Cyclist with brain injury in Paralympic championships

Paralympic cyclist Darren Kenny will take part in the CP3 1km and 3km pursuit events in the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships... Read More...

Brain injured boxer joins Mike Tyson on tour

Boxer Michael Watson, whose career was ended by a brain injury, will be chatting to boxing fans in Essex alongside Mike Tyson this... Read More...

Army major with spinal cord injury receives award

Major Phil Packer, who suffered a spinal cord injury while serving in Iraq, has been given an Achievement Award to for his work promoting... Read More...

Spinal injury sufferer raises money for hospital

A father of two paralysed from the chest down due to a spinal cord injury took part in cross country run in his wheelchair at the weekend... Read More...

Welsh cyclists raise over Â£2k for hospital brain injury equipment

A group of cyclists in Wales have completed a 104 mile bike ride to raise money for babies suffering from brain injuries.The eleven... Read More...

England rugby player recovers from spinal injury to play again

Rugby player Steve Thompson, who suffered spinal injury over two years ago, is to be reunited with Jonny Wilkinson today for the first... Read More...

BBC presenter helps raise money for Child Brain Injury Trust

A presenter on the BBC's One Show has visited a Dorset school to raise awareness about the Child Brain Injury Trust.The One Show's... Read More...

New hope for spinal injury sufferers

Researchers have developed an improved version of an enzyme that degrades the dense scar tissue formed after spinal injury.By digesting... Read More...