#spinal-injury

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Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.aljazeera.com
23 hours 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
5 days 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
2 weeks 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
1 month 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
5 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
5 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
5 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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