Category: spinal injury

Lower Back Pain: the Causes, and 5 Ways to Prevent and Relieve

Most people have experienced lower back pain. Low back pain can be really painful and, in severe cases, affect the quality of life. But how does it happen? Which group of people is more likely to suffer from back pain? Dr. Joshua Li, an associate professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University…


Woman With Spinal Cord Injury and One Ovary Celebrates Getting Pregnant for the First Time

A woman had complications at birth causing a spinal cord injury that forever weakened the left side of her body. As she has been wheelchair-bound throughout her life, she thought she may never have a baby of her own. However, falling pregnant at the age of 30 was an unexpected joy, sending Alyssa Higgins, from Rockland County, New…