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New content on spinewire.com
We're ramping up our cure news so stay tuned. We've just added a couple of
pieces from scientist Dr. Wise Young, one about the "gap" that axons must
cross to restore nerve function after a spinal cord injury
(http://www.spinewire.com/wise4.htm), the other about the process of acute
treatment following SCI trauma (http://www.spinewire.com/wise3.htm)
Do you have any questions about neuroscience research? Dr. Young will answer
your questions about research, progress, hope and hype. Send questions to
smaddox(AT)spinewire.com
Coming soon: we'll be visiting the laboratories of some of the leading
researchers in the SCI cure field.
Attention citizens with disabilities: as you may have heard, the US Supreme
Court is taking a look at some key cases derived from the Americans With
Disabilities Act. One, the so-called Olmstead case, is the focus of huge
rally May 12 on the Supreme Court steps -- see
http://www.spinewire.com/article12.htm. Be there if you can. If you can't we
will have a full report on-line next week. For background, see
http://www.spinewire.com/policy2.htm
SpineWire isn't just about spinal cord injury. We consider our beat to cover
spinal cord dysfunction, defined as any condition that interrupts
transmission of brain signals through the spinal cord to the rest of the
body. That includes post-polio, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, various
types of muscular dystrophy, transverse myelitis, spinal cord tumors, etc.
We've begun adding material by Dr. Richard Bruno, an expert in the post-polio
syndrome field. His first piece, Regaining Intimacy: Becoming a Sexy Polio
Survivor, has good advice for anyone with a disability: Sexy is as sexy
thinks. "If you turned off your body to stop feeling physical pain, you need
the experience of good physical feelings. You need to decrease your PPS
fatigue, muscle weakness, and pain by decreasing physical and emotional
stress. Then, you need to start sending pleasant physical sensation to your
brain. Try long hot baths, a whirlpool or best of all a massage. When your
make nice to your body and good feelings start traveling to your head, other
good physical sensations (like the erotic ones) will follow that 'stairway
(or ramp) to heaven.'" See http://www.spinewire.com/sex3.htm
Meeting notice: the Society for Disability Studies meets in Washington, DC
May 27 to 30. See http://www.spinewire.com/article11.htm for details.
Art alert: Don't forget the next big event in LA, the Art and Soul Festival,
May 27 - June 2. See http://www.spinewire.com/art2.htm
So long for now. Happy Mothers Day to all mothers.
Don't forget to bookmark http://www.spinewire.com and visit often. Nothing
stays the same long. Feedback always welcome. Contact us c/o
smaddox(AT)spinewire.com
Ps...have you had your Callahan today? See http://www.spinewire.com/art4.htm