A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved locomotor function, reduced tissue damage, and preserved the structure of neural cells compared to control rats.…
Month: August 2013
Dale and Kristy
On New Year’s Eve 2011 Kristy Banks, a jockey riding in the Toowoomba races, fell from her horse becoming a paraplegic. With support from her husband, Dale Groves, Kristy has since accomplished many things including getting back on a horse…
Inflammation must be controlled for treadmill training to have positive effect on recovery after spinal cord injury
New research from The Ohio State University suggests that treadmill training soon after a spinal cord injury can have long-lasting positive effects on recovery – as long as the training is accompanied by efforts to control inflammation in the lower spinal cord. The…
Researchers developed a drug that duplicates the benefits of exercise
An international group of scientists has shown that a drug candidate designed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) significantly increases exercise endurance in mice. “The animals actually get muscles like an athlete who has…