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The CatWalk Spinal CordInjury Trust has committed a team to participate in the New York Marathon laterthis year, with Olympian Equestrian rider and Patron Mark Todd the first tosign up alongside Founder of the Trust, Catriona Williams. Williams...

Climb every mountain is a catch-cry that nicely sums up the determination Catriona Williams is prepared to put into everything she does in life and her latest venture is certainly no exception.

In company with a healthy handful of...

He will complete the equivalent of a marathon every day – powered only by his arms.

When David Millar was paralysed in a rugby match 20 years ago, doctors told him he would need round-the-clock care for the rest of his life.

The...

An Australian man appears to have made a remarkable recovery from multiple sclerosis after receiving new stem cell treatment.

Ben Leahy, 20, was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and ended up in intensive care at one point with respiratory...

In 2006 Sky Sport launched a new series called 'The Chosen Ones', featuring one hour documentaries about our country's finest sporting greats in conversation with Ian Smith.

Now for the month of December 'The Chosen Ones' are back...

A Porirua boy who aped his rugby heroes with a hard-hitting shoulder-charge tackle is lucky to be able to walk after the move broke his neck.

His coach said the injury highlighted a national problem with young Pacific Island players who...

Masterton-based spinal cord injury charity CatWalk Trust has just given another massive grant to crucial scientific research that is making great headway towards medical solutions.

Scientists from Auckland University have been given a...

A pill or two might be able to prevent future devastating spinal cord injuries from turning into paralysis, suggests new research on mice.

In a traumatic spinal cord injury, certain skins of molecules — chondroitin sulfate...

A new study by a Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher details the outcome of adult stem cell grafts in spinal cord injuries and how the procedure led to increased mobility and quality of life for patients.

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Canadian Crystal Giesbrecht planned to spend six months in the Waikato attending bible college.

But she flew home yesterday, four months early, in a wheelchair.

The 23-year-old now has two stainless steel rods in her back after...