Category Archives: Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Calgary Sun Common acne medication offers new treatment for MS patients say U of C researchers Calgary Sun MS is a condition where immune cells get overly activated and can make their way into the brain and spinal cord to produce injury. Similar to the use of minocycline for acne, which prevents inflammation in the skin, it can be used to decrease the ... 'It's a big discovery because it's a cheap, generic, oral medication,' says University of Calgary neurologistCBC.ca all 11 news articles » Go here to see the original: Common acne medication offers new treatment for MS patients say U of C researchers - Calgary Sun … Continue reading →

Spine biologics is a treatment that is used during the spine fusion surgery for the treatment of spinal deformities that include spinal cord injuries, trauma, degenerative disc disease, and tumors. This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Sarasota, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/31/2017 -- Zion Market Research, the market research group announced the analysis report titled "Spine Biologics Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 20162024" Global Spine Biologics Market: Overview Spine biologics is a treatment that is used during the spine fusion surgery for the treatment of spinal deformities that include spinal cord injuries, trauma, degenerative disc disease, and tumors. It stimulates the growth of the bone formation through different stages which include inflammatory, repair, and remodeling. Spine biologics is used in the treatment of symptomatic deformity to achieve successful arthrodesis. Spine biologics is a minimally invasive method and it requires less time as compared to that of open surgical procedures. Request Free Sample Report @ https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/sample/spine-biologics-market Global Spine Biologics Market: Growth Factors Major factors that are driving the spine biologics market growth include rise in the number of geriatric population, benefits provided by spine biologics is faster recovery, minimal postoperative time, and ability to … Continue reading →

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV)today announced that data from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation NACTN Registry will be included in the Contemporary Thoracic SCI Registry Study (now called the CONTEMPO Registry Study), a complement to the ongoing INSPIRE study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold. The CONTEMPO Registry Study is intended to provide comprehensive natural history benchmarks for INSPIRE study results that include spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with similar baseline characteristics treated since 2006. The NACTN registry is derived from a network of academic neurosurgical departments of hospitals that have a strong focus on SCI, especially in the acute injury phase. The NACTN Registry includes acute patient data such as pre- and post-operative data, post-injury complications and treatments, MRI data, and follow-up neurological exams. Because the NACTN registry contains acute care data, it will allow for the close matching of registry patient characteristics with INSPIRE inclusion and exclusion criteria, and will be highlighted in the CONTEMPO Registry Study as a well matched natural history benchmark comparator for INSPIRE results. The CONTEMPO Registry Study will provide a robust evaluation of the recent natural history of acute, complete thoracic SCI patients across North American and European populations. InVivo has submitted … Continue reading →

INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS CORP. (NASDAQ:NVIV) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure Item7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On May30, 2017,InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (the Company) posted an updated corporate presentation in the Investor Relations section of its website at http://www.invivotherapeutics.com. On the same date, the Company posted an updated CEOs Perspective in the About InVivo section of its website. About INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS CORP. (NASDAQ:NVIV) InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., formerly Design Source, Inc., is a research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in developing and commercializing biopolymer-scaffolding devices for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The Companys approach to treating acute SCIs is based on its investigational Neuro Spinal Scaffold implant, an investigational bioresorbable polymer scaffold that is designed for implantation at the site of injury within a spinal cord contusion and is intended to treat acute spinal cord injury. The Neuro-Spinal Scaffold consists of biocompatible and bioresorbable polymers, which include poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and Poly-L-Lysine (PLL). The Company is also evaluating other technologies and therapeutics that may be complementary to its development of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold implant. The Company has a clinical development program for acute SCI and a preclinical development program for chronic SCI. … Continue reading →

To assess the response in spinal cord injured patients alternatively treated with different types and dosages of Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) over 15 years. Patients who underwent first BoNT/A from 1999-2001 and practiced intermittent catheterization were included. Baseline 3-day bladder diary (BD) and urodynamics were collected. BoNT/A failure was defined when patients asked for re-injection 3 months post-treatment. Criteria for re-injection was at least one daily episode of urinary incontinence at BD. Before re-injection, patients were asked if they had reached 6 months of dryness without antimuscarinics (YES response). Overall, 32/60 (53.4%) "No failure" (NF) group; 16 (26.6%) "occasional failure" (OF) and 12 (20%) "consecutive failure" (CF) were included. A total of 822 BoNT/A infiltrations were performed. The mean interval from previous injection to treatment re-scheduling was 8 months. No significant differences between treatments were found within the three groups (p>0.05). The percentage of YES responses increased from 19% (AboBoNT/A 500IU) to 29 % (OnaBoNT/A 300IU) in NF, and from 18% (AboBoNT/A 500IU) to 25% (OnaBoNT/A 300IU) for OF. Five NF cases (15.6%) maintained 6 months of dryness after each injection. Among the baseline variables, only low compliance (< 20mL/cmH2O) was found as predictor for failure (p=0.006). Long term … Continue reading →

May 26th is the birthday of Dr Mary Verghese, who pioneered Indias first specialised facility to rehabilitate persons with spinal cord injury. Quality Rehabilitation is still the only way out, as there is no cure for spinal cord injury anywhere. Dr Vergheses vision for rehabilitation in India was inspired by her experience with spinal cord injury, that imposes multiple disabilities at one stroke. When Dr Verghese had a glimpse of what Quality Rehabilitation could do for a person with spinal cord injury in Australia in the late 1950s, her thinking was limited to what it meant for her life. This rehabilitation experience in Australia sparked the vision of a specialised rehabilitation facility in India, when none existed at the time. Dr Verghese was well-placed to pursue her ambition of becoming a gynaecologist, having completed her MBBS in 1952 from one of Indias highly rated colleges, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. As doctors who had devoted their lives to the needy were around her at her alma mater, she received good basic care. The motivation provided by Dr Paul Brand, globally renowned as the pioneer of tendon-transplant operations that restore functioning of hands and feet in persons with leprosy, gave Dr. … Continue reading →

Noam Weaver was ejected and pinned under a bus carrying more than a dozen Lancaster Mennonite students in East Lampeter Township. The first news account we read about the accident in which our son was critically injured said that he was fighting for his life, the letter, signed by Mike, Sheri, Noam and Eden Weaver, begins. Anyone who knows our Noam knows that he is energetic and persistent, so that statement could not have been truer, the letter continues. With injuries to his spleen and lungs and fractures of his pelvis, ribs and right arm, and severe abrasions on his face and left elbow, his life indeed hung in the balance. Most of the 14 students and two adults hurt in the crash came out with only minor injuries. Besides Noam, a 16-year-old boy was also seriously hurt. On Wednesday, Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman said the conditions of both boys had improved, and they are expected to recover from their injuries. The district attorney said Irvin was driving a Chevrolet Malibu registered to his parents at the time of the crash. Irvin has been cited five times for driving under a suspended license since 2004, police said. Irvin, … Continue reading →

Michelle Trojniak is a doctorate of occupational therapy student and will be in Monroe for three months. DaVincis Brain in Monroe welcomed its first intern. Michelle Trojniak, a doctorate of occupational therapy student from Huntington University in Fort Wayne, Ind., has joined the Monroe community-based occupational therapy youth-serving program. During her stay in Monroe, she will satisfy her pediatric rotation Level 2 fieldwork experience. Ms. Trojniak will be mastering her clinical evaluation, treatment planning and intervention skills for the next 13 weeks. She worked as a rehabilitation assistant at Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers in Ypsilanti and Farmington Hills, which treat clients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. She received a bachelors degree in bio- medical science from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. As part of Ms. Trojniaks occupational therapy requirement, she has completed three Level 1 fieldwork experiences at the YWCA, working with domestic violence victims; at Pathfinders in the 0- 3 year first steps nursery, and at Parkview Regional Medical Center in the intensive care unit in Indiana, a news release said. She has also been on medical mission trips to Costa Rica, Haiti and China. Growing up I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field. … Continue reading →

COMMENTARY | Oregon legislators are considering a bill that reflects these preferences Crime survivors have a seat at the public safety table, but to ensure that criminal justice policy solutions reflect victims needs, advocates should always seek more ways to elevate those voices. So at this public safety crossroads, while Oregon lawmakers debate whether to open a second prison for women, its fortuitous that a first-of-its-kind study has emerged to shed light on survivors perspectives on criminal justice policies. The National Survey on Victims Views confirms that theres no unified victims voice and that people impacted by crime are as diverse a group as any. The survey does reveal some general preferences among survivors, though. In the broad-reaching paper, findings include identifying the groups that are most vulnerable to crime, assessing how incidents impact victims, asking whether the criminal justice system is meeting survivors needs, and inquiring about victims perspectives of the criminal justice system and public safety policies. This last set of responses is one that merits Oregons attention right now, and there we find that the overwhelming majority of crime victims believe that the criminal justice system relies too heavily on incarceration, and strongly prefer investments in prevention … Continue reading →

Amante D. Young, 16, Gladwin, suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash in Midland County's Warren Township on Sunday morning. Amante D. Young, 16, Gladwin, suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash in Midland County's Warren Township on Sunday morning. Fundraising account set up after teen injured in crash A GoFundMe account has been set up to help cover expenses for the family of a Gladwin teen and Clare High wrestler who was seriously hurt in a Midland County traffic crash Sunday morning. Amante D. Young, 16, was the front seat passenger in a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta that went off North Coleman Road bear West Shearer Road and struck an embankment at 5:33 a.m. Sunday, the Midland County Sheriffs Office reports. The car then overturned. Young, a state champion wrestler, was taken to MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland. According to a GoFundMe page at http://bit.ly/2rPpTox Young was transferred to University of Michigan Hospital for treatment of injuries to his lungs and spinal cord. The page was set up to help Youngs family with expenses such as food, gas and hotel stays. Also hurt in the crash were the driver, Koby Michael Lee, 18, and passenger Thomas Isaiah Davis, 18, both of Alma. … Continue reading →