Sleep is as necessary to human beings as breathing and eating. Yet too many of us try to get away with not getting enough sleep at night. Among the possible consequences of chronic drowsiness is causing a car crash by nodding off at the wheel.The next time you are on...
By now, most of us are familiar with the most common symptoms of a head injury, even those of us fortunate enough never to experience serious brain trauma. Media coverage of concussions has educated the public to the headaches, nausea, cognitive impairments and...
The Pittsburgh Marathon took place a few weeks back. Racers and spectators may have noticed that not every participant was on foot. Some people, likely with spinal cord injuries, were using handcycles to compete.The human spine can be damaged in many incidents. Here...
It appears that being inside a self-driving vehicle does not guarantee passengers that they will not get into a car accident, at least so far. Two companies working on automated vehicles have admitted that their prototypes have sustained crashes. One of the companies...
Being a truck driver is difficult. Truckers are frequently away from home for days at a time. They must spend hours on the road, and face pressure to complete their deliveries as quickly as possible. So it is natural that truckers would be tempted to do what they can...
Concussions are a big news subject these days, as the long-term effects of blows to the head for athletes and troops in war zones have come increasingly to light. But readers who have never experienced one may not know exactly what experts are talking about when they...
As we discussed in our April 22 blog post, spinal cord injuries can cause lifelong disability. After suffering a spinal injury in a car accident or on the job, the location and extent of the injury largely determines what parts of your body will be paralyzed.Injuries...