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- U Of L Profs Get $6.3 Million To Continue Spinal Cord Research
Susan Harkema, a University of Louisville professor, talks about epidural spinal stimulation. Courier-Journal photo.Two University of Louisville professors have received a $6.3 million grant to continue their work helping paralyzed patients restore movement...
- U Of L Spinal Cord Center Brings In $13.7 Million In 2011, $64.1 Million Since 2000
The University of Louisville's spinal cord scientists attracted more than $13.7 million in outside funding in 2011 alone, and have brought in a total of $64.1 million since 2000. "This is tangible evidence of our effort to become a nationally recognized...
- Berman Brain & Spine Neurosurgeon Receives Honor
Richard North, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute of LifeBridge Health, has received the North American Neuromodulation Society?s Lifetime Achievement Award. The society?s highest honor, this award is given...
- New Spinal Stenosis Treatment Offers Hope
Spinal stenosis is caused by narrowing in your spine that can put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Symptoms include cramping, pain or numbness in your legs, back, neck, shoulders or arms, and a a loss of sensation in your extremities. It is most...
- Spine Center At Northwest Hospital
The Northwest Hospital Spine Center, a program of the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute, is dedicated to the specialized, comprehensive management of degenerative and acute conditions of the spine. Composed of a multidisciplinary team of medical...
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U of L, Frazier get $2.2 million for spinal treatment, research
The Frazier Rehab Institute and the University of Louisville have received $2.2 million for spinal cord research and treatment. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, is one of 14 awarded in the country.
The funds will be used to operate the Frazier Rehab and Neuroscience Spinal Cord Injury Model System, which will advance rehabilitative care to people with spinal cord injuries and "be the center of new research in which findings are rapidly translated into clinical and rehabilitation practice," a U of L press release reads.
The model system will serve Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee, and the funds will be used over a five-year period. Goals of the program will be to provide integrated, multidisciplinary rehabilitation care for people with spinal cord injuries; conduct research; and enroll at least 30 patients per year into the model system database, information that will be shared with the other 13 model system centers that will be established around the country.
Daniel E. Graves, who is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research in Houston, will come to U of L to lead the undertaking. "The model system is a basic framework for building a research network that can capitalize on the expertise of our current faculty," said Graves, right. "It also will enable us to draw in more scientists to work with us, ultimately bettering the lives of people with spinal cord injury." (Read more)
- U Of L Profs Get $6.3 Million To Continue Spinal Cord Research
Susan Harkema, a University of Louisville professor, talks about epidural spinal stimulation. Courier-Journal photo.Two University of Louisville professors have received a $6.3 million grant to continue their work helping paralyzed patients restore movement...
- U Of L Spinal Cord Center Brings In $13.7 Million In 2011, $64.1 Million Since 2000
The University of Louisville's spinal cord scientists attracted more than $13.7 million in outside funding in 2011 alone, and have brought in a total of $64.1 million since 2000. "This is tangible evidence of our effort to become a nationally recognized...
- Berman Brain & Spine Neurosurgeon Receives Honor
Richard North, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute of LifeBridge Health, has received the North American Neuromodulation Society?s Lifetime Achievement Award. The society?s highest honor, this award is given...
- New Spinal Stenosis Treatment Offers Hope
Spinal stenosis is caused by narrowing in your spine that can put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Symptoms include cramping, pain or numbness in your legs, back, neck, shoulders or arms, and a a loss of sensation in your extremities. It is most...
- Spine Center At Northwest Hospital
The Northwest Hospital Spine Center, a program of the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute, is dedicated to the specialized, comprehensive management of degenerative and acute conditions of the spine. Composed of a multidisciplinary team of medical...