Land's End to John O'Groats conquered!
16 August 10
On Friday 16th July, Spinal Research supporter Ed Coleman and his brother-in-law Julian Morris completed their Land's End to John O'Groats charity cycle challenge, covering a total of 927 miles! [more]Fight Back
04 August 10
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“I never imagined that at 17 I would be paralysed from a motorcycle accident. In a moment my whole life was turned upside down. I loved riding my bike, I also played rugby, cricket and football and had a girlfriend (or two!) [more] Look out for Bruce walking the Wessex Ridgeway for Sam
06 July 10
The time has come for Bruce to undertake his challenge to walk the Wessex Ridgeway in memory of Sam. [more] British Bike Night 2010
22 June 10
Thank you very much to Dave and Shirley Brazier for inviting us to the British Bike Night on Thursday 17th June and to Ultimate Hearing Protection Systems for so kindly providing a fantastic raffle prize. [more] Win a signed Point Two Air Jacket courtesy of Saddle Up for Spinal Research
07 June 10
Saddle Up for Spinal Research has teamed up with Point Two Air Jackets to launch this year’s nationwide raffle. The winner will receive a unique, money can’t buy prize – a Point Two Air Jacket that was worn by leading International Event Rider Piggy French at last year’s European Championships. The jacket has also been signed by other leading event riders including Oliver Townend, William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Nicola Wilson, Christina Cook and Lucy Wiegersma. With every raffle ticket you buy you will also receive a voucher entitling you to two free air canisters (worth £35) when buying a Point Two Air Jacket. The proceeds from the raffle will go towards the charity’s pioneering research into spinal cord repair. [more] NORTHERN IRELAND'S NEW GREAT NIGHT OUT!
21 May 10
NORTHERN IRELAND'S NEW GREAT NIGHT OUT [more] Penny reaches the peak of Snowdon for Spinal Research
17 May 10
Penny Berry from Banbury in Oxfordshire took on the Snowdon challenge on the 8th of May to raise funds for Spinal Research. [more] Rhiannon's sky-high fundraiser for Sam
05 May 10
After losing her friend Sam, who died at only 5, little Rhiannon decided she wanted to find a way to celebrate Sam’s short life and at the same time raise funds for Sam’s Fund for Spinal Research. [more]
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Our focus: your needs
04 August 10
While our mission remains to “cure” paralysis, advances in medicine rarely, if ever, make such quantum leaps; it is more realistic for researchers to look to develop ever improved treatments for symptoms of paralysis on our journey to this cure. [more]Bright young things
04 August 10
Spinal Research prides itself in offering support to the most promising students in the field of spinal cord repair through its Nathalie Rose Barr (NRB) PhD Studentship Programme. These are the students that will become the leading researchers of tomorrow and will play a central part in the development of treatments for spinal injury. Here we catch up with a couple of them. [more] Three projects - one aim: turning science into treatments for spinal cord injury
20 July 10
The first phase of Spinal Research’s Translational Initiative is ready to start: three treatments that have already achieved extremely positive results at experimental level are being ‘translated’ into effective and safe therapies that can finally be applied to people who have suffered a spinal cord injury.
[more] Treadmill training: improving function after spinal cord injury (SCI)
06 May 10
Treadmill training is still one of the most effective ways to improve functional recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. The mechanisms underlying this strategy remain largely unknown but it is known to produce positive effects on the damaged spinal circuits. Understanding the fundamental processes driving these beneficial changes will be crucial in developing more efficient and effective interventions for people who have been paralysed. [more]
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