International Center for Spinal Cord Injury

(Baltimore, MD) - International Center for Spinal Cord Injury patients were hosted at the 2009 Ravens Training Camp. 

ISCSI Patient Mike Scott with Kelly Washington and Todd Heap
(Kelly Washington, Dr. McDonald, Mike Scott, Pat Rummerfield, Todd Heap)

(Baltimore, MD) — The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's Paralysis Resource Center has created wallet-sized Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) cards, available to the public free of charge. These cards have been produced in collaboration with medical personnel at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute to educate and empower individuals living with paralysis, as well as their caregivers and medical professionals.

Chris Mason Hale suffered a paralyizing spinal cord injury in a football scrimmage. Three years later, the Baltimore Sun tells the story of his first steps since the injury. Read the full story here.

Kennedy Krieger patient Matt Courson's triumph of walking across the stage at his college graduation following a paralyzing spinal cord injury was featured in The Baltimore Sun. Read the article about Matt's walking after spinal cord injury here. 

When continued rehabilitation at home would benefit a patient, a family meeting with the medical team can help patients and their families to become more involved in the patient's treatment program. Read the article "Family Meetings: An Important Resource" published in "Advance for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants" and written by International Center for Spinal Cord Cord Injury physical therapist Varsha Gandhi.

Baltimore, Md. – Kennedy Krieger Institute and Group Grassroots (http://grassroots.groupon.com), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announce the launch of a local campaign to raise funds to support patients who cannot afford wellness center memberships.