Kansas City Parents of Children with Incomplete Spinal Injuries Look to New Research for Hope their Child May Walk Again

Do you have a child who has suffered a severe spinal injury and has lost the ability to walk?  Results from research studies announced at the Study of Neuroscience meetings in San Diego may be shedding new light on how spinal cord patients are treated.

 

Many children that have suffered serious and severe injuries have long been given little to no chance at recovering the ability to walk.  Doctors have tended to look for any reflex or movement to determine if they would be able to regain neuromuscular activity.  If the musclses showed no sign of activity, the children were diagnosed as being unrecoverable.

 

However, in San Diego, The Kids Step Study was introduced, led by Andrea Behrman, Ph.D and Dena Howland, Ph.D., both of whom work closely with the McKnight Brain Institute and the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  The belief is that there are treatments that can stimulate the proper motor skills and neuro-muscles through a training program that uses a task-specific, intense repetitive practice approach with the goal of activating the neuro-muscular system.

 

The experienced Kansas City Brain and Spinal Injury Lawyers of Roswold Law Group know that a catastrophic injury especially for your child can be devastating.   We are happy to hear that these amazing doctors are working hard to help these children walk again.  Recovering from a brain or spinal injury can be impossible sometimes.  With this new research, impossible is becoming a theme of the past.

 

If you have a child who has suffered a serious brain or spinal cord injury, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses, including medical bills, lost wages and even legal fees.  Contact the Kansas and Missouri Personal Injury Lawyers of Roswold Law Group.

 

With over 15 years of experience in Brain and Spinal Cord Injury cases, we may be able to help you determine the best way to proceed with your claim.  Call today to set up an appointment to discuss your claim.