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Paralysis Shot
(Published: 05-01-2007, WIS-TV) Right now there are no effective therapies for spinal cord injuries. But a protein injection
may help some patients walk again. Two years ago, Michelle Robinson was on her way home from work when she was hit by a car,
"All I remember is hearing a loud screeching noise and I remember going, flying up in the air." The accident left the 42-year-old
mother paralyzed. Now she hopes an experimental drug will put her back on her feet. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Neurological
Surgeon Dr. James Harrop says, "It appears that this actually does improve their prognosis."
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Spinal-cord injuries in elderly soar
(Published: 3/22/2007, UPI) Spinal-cord injuries among U.S. adults over 70 has increased five-fold in the past 30 years,
as compared with younger spinal-cord-injury patients.
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson's Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley
in Philadelphia say spinal-cord injuries in older patients have increased 60 percent since the early 1980s, but geriatric
spinal-cord-injury admissions have increased more than 580 percent during that same time period.
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Spinal Cord Injuries Among Geriatrics Has Risen Five Times in Last 30 Years, Jefferson Neurosurgeons Found
(Published: 3-16-2007) The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times
in the past 30 years, as compared with younger spinal cord injury patients, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
and Jefferson’s Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley recently reported.
Protein Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Patients Regaining Partial Movement
(Published: 12- 12-2006) A study of a protein applied to the spinal cord for totally paralyzed patients during surgery shows
some promise for spinal cord injury patients with some regaining partial movement.
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Jefferson Speech Therapist Adeline Schultz Therapy Times' 25 Most Influential
(Published 11-15-2006, Therapy Times) Whether in the nutrition, occupational, physical, respiratory or speech therapy professions,
the 2006 Therapy Times 25 most influential therapists have one thing in common: an unbridled passion for therapy and an unquenched
dedication to the highest quality of patient care possible. Therapy Times is proud to present this year's list of clinicians
demonstrating the drive, character and integrity deserving of the title, "Most Influential."
Adeline R. Schultz, Med, CCC-SLP/L, BRS-S, created speech language pathology programs at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital and
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, both in Philadelphia, and has been a champion for swallowing to be part of speech therapy
since beginning work in the field in the 1970s.
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Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley Receives $2 Million Federal Grant to Continue Work as Designated
National Center
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) also designated Thomas Jefferson University’s Spinal
Cord Injury Center as one of only 14 model centers in the United States and the only one in the Delaware Valley
(Published 8-17-06) The Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley (RSCICDV), a partnership between Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, will receive a $2 million federal grant to allow the center
to continue its work to research and treat spinal cord injuries.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ranked Best in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 2007 Survey by U.S.News
& World Report
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ranked Best Hospital in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine by
U.S.News & World Report