At the age of 16, John Chernesky lost the use of his legs following a car crash that damaged his cervical spine. Now in his mid-40s, the tetraplegic with moderate to good hand function has made it part of his life’s mission to help find new treatments for spinal cord injury (SCI) as an active participant in research and the consumer engagement program manager with Praxis Spinal Cord Institute.
Spinal cord injury and how it affects people
Patient Lifts: Balancing Safety with Recovery[Part Two of a Three-Part Series About Standing Systems, Lifts, and Body Weight Support Units] - Rehab Management
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Wheelchair Transfers
Regaining control after a devastating accident
Understanding Spinal Cord Injury - Facing Disability
Frontiers Changes in respiratory structure and function after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: observations from spinal cord and brain
5 Tips for Maintaining Health After a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injuries - Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
Mattress for independence, comfort control for spinal cord injury suffers : Blue Chip Medical
Regaining control after a devastating accident
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Wheelchair Transfers
Spinal cord injury in infancy: activity-based therapy impact on health, function, and quality of life in chronic injury
Patient Voices: Spinal Cord Injury - The New York Times
Andrei Krassioukov VCH Research Institute
Spinal Cord Compression: Definition and Patient Education
