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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

It felt amazing to be on the start line again': the rugby pro who became paralysed and is aiming for the Paralympic Games

A car crash left a former professional rugby player paralysed from the chest down, necessitating tracheostomy, extensive rehabilitation, identity adjustment, and relearning basic daily tasks.
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Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

Adolph Silva Suffers Spinal Injury at Redbull Rampage, Fundraiser Started Through Road 2 Recovery

Adolph Silva suffered a severe spinal injury at Red Bull Rampage and currently has no sensation below the chest; a fundraiser supports his recovery.
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
3 months ago

'Good vibes' led to rescue saving surfer paralyzed during accident in California waters

Dana Point surfer Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in the Oceanside surf, his surfboard and body disappearing into the wave's cavern of ocean water. A nearby surfer, Judah Ely, waited for the surfer to exit the wave, ready to cheer the ride. But Muir was gone, only his surfboard left floating on the ocean's surface. Muir's head had slammed onto a shallow sandbar, his body instantly going numb. He remembers the sound of cracking, his neck breaking.
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Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Togo footballer Samuel Asamoah at risk of paralysis after breaking neck

Samuel Asamoah suffered neck fractures and nerve damage after ploughing head-first into a pitch-side LED advertising board and underwent surgery, facing risk of high-level paraplegia.
Arts
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'The accident was immense' - Ceannt 'remarkably fortunate' to discover sculpture after near-fatal accident

A near-fatal 1991 swimming pool accident left Eamonn Ceannt partially paralyzed and nerve-damaged, and accidental discovery of sculpture enabled his physical recovery and artistic career.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'I couldn't feel my legs... that's when you really start to panic' - Ian Baraclough reveals honeymoon beach horror

Baraclough suffered a fractured vertebrae causing spinal cord impingement and temporary loss of sensation from the waist down after being slammed into sand by a wave.
San Francisco Giants
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

Injured SF Giants player alleges medical malpractice

Tom Murphy called the medical care he received "100% malpractice" and will miss the entire 2025 season with a herniated thoracic disc.
Black Lives Matter
fromLos Angeles Times
8 months ago

UC Berkeley student paralyzed from the waist down after a fall at frat party

A UC Berkeley student became paralyzed from the waist down after a fall at a fraternity event, prompting an ongoing police investigation.
Fundraising
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

Support rolls in for UC Berkeley student paralyzed near fraternity house

A fundraising campaign raised over $100,000 for a UC Berkeley student's recovery after a life-altering spinal injury sustained at a fraternity house.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
9 months ago

Bay Area community mourns student-athlete after fatal beach accident

Amin Noroozi died from a spinal injury sustained in a beach accident, impacting his community profoundly.
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