Manchester Arena Survivor Shares Insights with Coronation Street Cast on Life After Spinal Injury

Martin Hibbert, a survivor of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing who was left paralysed from the waist down, met with Coronation Street actors Alan Halsall and Jennie McAlpine to discuss living with a spinal cord injury. The meeting coincides with the show's storyline where the character Tyrone Dobbs... [More info]

What can be done for spinal stenosis?

Attention! Consult a doctor! In severe cases, surgery may be necessary. The patient can benefit from exercise and weight loss.

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Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury patients

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.

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What signs are observed when the spine is misaligned?

The main symptoms of spinal misalignment are: chronic lower back pain that comes and goes over several months or even years.

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5 years

5 Years

What’s really annoying is that in my head I’m a hot hench as fuck power house rock singer but in reality that was 20 years ago, and since then I’ve had #IVF, #spinalinjury and #longCovid. Not sure which one fucked me up the most 😂 Will my mind ever catch up with my body? I really hope not.
Immune system discovery could lead to better spinal injury treatments

New research suggests that the immune system's ability to respond to spinal-cord injuries diminishes with age, and identifies potential avenues to improve that response and help patients heal.

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Excellent online supporter session this evening @[email protected] a UK #charity funding medical research to develop effective treatments for #paralysis Slide from an informative presentation by @[email protected] from whom I’ve learnt a lot. Better knowledge brings #Hope #SpinalInjury
Two years ago at this time/day Daniel played a game of chess with his brother, 10 minutes later he fell to the floor with extricating pain. He was paralysed from waist down within an hour. An #anniversary #memory of a day that changed his life forever #RareIllness #SpinalInjury

#ChristmasEve I reflect how far we have come on this journey #SpinalInjury #RareIllness

I walk in a familiar place
memories are no longer heavy
I count my #blessings
I am here
I can walk up the narrow path
I can listen to the birds’ song
I can see
a robin is hopping around