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January 23, 2012 - Canadians Unaware of Staggering Costs of Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis

Spinal cord injuries cost healthcare system billions, News1130, January 30, 2012

Spinal cord injuries cost health care $3 billion annually, Toronto Star, January 27, 2012

Canadians ingorant of spinal-cord injury costs: Poll, Metro Vancouver, January 23, 2012

October 11, 2011 - Spinal cord breakthrough with acne drug
University of Calgary researchers working on a spinal cord injury treatment are getting some help from the Man in Motion.

Read the full story at the Calgary Sun |  Read about Dr. John Hurlbert and Dr. Steve Casha in our Stories section

October 10, 2011 - Electronic stimulation shows promise for quadriplegics
Harmandeep Saini needed someone to feed him, brush his teeth, give him his medication and put his bus token in the fare box after a motorcycle accident left him a quadriplegic three years ago. Today, the 25-year-old can do these things on his own thanks to a promising new therapy that has given him back some control of his hands.

Read the full story at the Globe and Mail

September 15, 2011 - Edmonton-based technology breathes new life into physical therapy
Rick Hansen Institute funded project helping rehabilitate people who have lost upper body mobility due to strokes, spinal cord injuries, or other nerve or muscular damage - from the comfort of their homes.

Read or watch it on Global News: Global Edmonton | Alberta-based technology transforming physical rehabilitation

Articles

Rick Hansen is back in motion - 25 years later, Globe and Mail, August 24, 2011

New MSFHR research awards an investment in the health of British Columbians, CNW, August 22, 2011

Rick Hansen welcomes Governor General of Canada as Patron of the 25th Anniversary, Digital Journal, August 16, 2011

Province commits $4.3M to Rick Hansen initiative, CTV Regina, March 15, 2011

Sask. Government hands out $4.3 million for spinal cord injury research and disability funding, NewsTalk 650 CKOM, March 15, 2011

Sask. joins spinal cord research initiative, cbc.ca, March 15, 2011

In Conversation with Bill Barrable, Healthcare Quarterly, 14(1), p.28 - 30, 2011

More than 85,000 Canadians have spinal cord injury, report says, The Globe and Mail, December 15, 2010

Making a difference from where he sits, The Jerusalem Post, December 12, 2010

Hansen in Israel to sign spinal-cord research deal, Times Colonist, December 2, 2010

Rick Hansen pushes for a global research registry on spinal injuries, Globe and Mail, December 1, 2010

Canadian and Israeli researchers team up to find new cures for spinal injuries, The Montreal Gazette, December 1, 2010

"Man in Motion" Rick Hansen visits Hebrew University of Jerusalem to sign partnership, Canadian Business, December 1, 2010

Videos

Hansen revisits route from 'Man in Motion' world tour, CTV, December 1, 2010

Rick Hansen's legacy and the future of SCI research, Global BC, November 12, 2010

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