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Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken". [citation needed] It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.
Paraplegic from 1982 to 2005 due to a car accident. Partially able to walk since 2005 thanks to stem cell treatment. Viviane Morales Hoyos , Representative of the constituency of Bogota to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (1991-1994, 1994–1998), Senator of Colombia (1998-2002), Attorney General of Colombia (2010-2012).
The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) was founded in 1961 as the International Medical Society of Paraplegia. It is an INGO , whose purpose is to study all problems relating to lesions of the spinal cord .
A paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro's hardest trails. LUCAS DUMPRHEYS. Updated December 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM. 1 / 6. APTOPIX Brazil Disabled Climbers.
Linda Laubenstein (1947–1992), American physician who was left paraplegic after a childhood polio infection [14] Craig Hart Neilsen (1941–2006), American gaming executive who founded Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and formed the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to fund scientific research and quality-of-life programs for people living with spinal cord ...
Wheelchair sport classification includes a number of disabilities that cause problems with the spinal cord. These include paraplegia, quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome and spina bifida. [6] [footnotes 1] Minimal qualification for wheelchair sport is minimal body function impairment. In practice, ISMWSF has defined this as 70 ...
Physical limitations create difficulties; with lowered independence comes reduced social interaction and fewer opportunities to find partners. [5] Difficulties with mobility and the lack of disabled accessibility of social spaces (e.g. lack of wheelchair ramps) create a further barrier to social activity and limit the ability to meet partners ...
Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (6 P, 1 F) F. Fictional characters with paraplegia (39 P) Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia (1 C, 118 P) P.