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Jasper the dachshund walking again
Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.
The pets had all suffered spinal injuries which prevented them from using their back legs.
The Cambridge University team is cautiously optimistic the technique could eventually have a role in the treatment of human patients.
The study is the first to test the transplant in "real-life" injuries rather than laboratory animals.
Read More :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20365355
I'm amazed doctors haven't figured out a fix by now. It seems it would be way easier than it is.
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Atrophied muscles do not return, they calcify. This would be the hurdle that mutes the exciting developments that are making the news every few months.
I wish this would all be figured out.
It's always encouraging to hear stories like this. I remember the one about the mouse (or rat) a few months back.
"Atrophied muscles do not return, they calcify" not sure about this but he gets a physio & hydro pool therapy to keep movement in hips &legs (also to keep muscles in shape)
Despite the bigger task to repair old injuries, this will benefit them in the end as well, I'm sure.
Get this, even almost 28 years ago when my accident happened, in 1985 they were filling our minds w/ hope, saying that a cure was only 10 years away, and ill repeat myself, this was 28 years ago! They had little doubt that it wasnt far off at all. Now imagine being just 15 years old and hearing that, while trying to "adjust" and "cope" with everything else going on.
...and in no way am i discrediting how far things have come or what they are doing, just trying to give you guys a little "first hand" experience and perspective from someone who has been though this. Also, way more importantly, not being able to "walk" is by far the least frustrating aspect of suffering an SCI. Those more familiar w/ it, or have been through this, know exactly what im talking about. btw: i am referring to "bodily functions"
..and i dont mean to or hope that what i said comes off sounding bitter, i am just trying to convey the reality of the situation.
Ive been reading about a few good therapies in China, Brazil, and Switzerland, all on chronics and all showing progress and safety. Still gotta be a good few years from being available to the public i assume. Which is crazy to me because they are essentially transplanting cells. Transplanting hearts and other organs is completely fine, but dont fuck around with cells.
Imagine if Nasa spent that mars mission money on this. Or maybe they will bring the cure back home from mars!
btw: i really like the "equipment" forum section, you get to see some cool stuff, and the best place to get "real world" experience.
I also frequent the "pain" section, but can only take it in small doses, even just talking about the whole "neuropathic" (phantom pains) makes my shit flare up even worse than it normally is. I swear the only way to really put it into words is imagine your feet sitting in a pool of hot lava, and the flesh is just melting from your bones.....uughhh not fun at all, and the biggest bummer is that ALL the meds that work for so many people, give me really bad side affects once i reach the doseage where they start to help w/ the pain themselves. Frustrating to say the least! and i have tried them all.
But lets just say,they toned it down a bit....and worked closely with our military and they weren't Nazi's anymore at that time lol. They did indeed contribute medically to some things. But we never really worked with adrenaline toning a society and our armies and all that other crazy shit Hitler did.
Pit Row
But yes, Care Cure forums was a genius idea. And Dr. Wise Young is on to some really awesome stuff. Hope you are following that trial still. Im pretty sure alot of those patients were older (but young at heart fellas like yourself
Just imagine having to worry EVERYWHERE you went whether it was going to be accessible or not? and 7 times out of 10, it wasnt! Remember this was all before the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) came into affect.
Get this, one of the requirements for someone my injury level was not allowed to be discharged from the hospital/rehab center until you could jump up a curb. There was a whole test you had to pass, such as be able to ride a wheelie the length of the hallway, of course i loved that one! In fact while i was still in a back/neck brace wheelie bars were a requirement on my chair so i didnt loop out and hurt my spine before the surgery completely healed, well i ended up breaking them off from "trying" to wheelie lol
I raised so much hell at Santa Clara Valley med Center (same place DB and Magoo all did our rehab, at the time it was the #1 place in CA for SCI) My rehab therapist was a way cool chick, she found me a hospital chair that had big wide treaded tires on them, which she later regretted, my room was at the end of a long hallway and i would go WFO down the hall and lockup the brakes and fully brakeslide into my room, well it left huge tire marks on the floor leading into my room about 6-7ft long lol The janitor guy cussed me out everytime he had to come wax the floor
My now infamous motto: "You can take the man out of MX, but you can NEVER take the MX out of the man!" is the truth!
..the end to yet another ramble brought to you by RedBull! Luckily it is time for Monday Night Football....or i would prob still be typing
I will elaborate more after the game. GO 9ers!!!
Anyway back on topic, from seeing the article on the news they managed to reconnect the nerves along the spine so front and back legs worked together but are no closer to linking it back to the brain. But on the bright side every little step is a step closer. Think we should all cancel 1 nuclear sub each and throw a few billion at it, would definitely help more people.
How incomplete are you? that could have a lot to do with it. then again i didnt have many pain issues at all for about 20 years or so, a little "phantom" pains but nothing like it is now, and has gotten progressively worse as each year goes by. I do need to have another really gnarly surgery though, after 28 years the rods i have, have totally worn out the 2 vertebrae below them. That could be a major cause of my pain problems, but the surgery i need scares the living shit out of me and i have been putting it off for many years now....but know i have to have it done "someday".
Damn, there is way to many of "us" here on the board.
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