Our spine is pivotal for our mobility because it connects to the brain and the nervous system throughout the whole body. For example, to move our legs, a signal goes from the motor cortex of the brain through the spinal cord to the legs’ muscles. With this in mind, when […]
Even though cracking your neck may seem quite harmless and for some even relaxing, for one woman in the UK, it triggered a stroke which left her partially paralyzed. The woman is Natalie Kunicki, aged 23, who works as a paramedic in the London Ambulance Service. She was watching a […]
Kristopher Boesen’s life drastically changed when he lost control of his car while driving on a slippery surface and hit a lamp post and a tree. Unfortunately, the accident left him paralyzed from the neck down and was told by his doctors that he may never regain his movement. But, […]