Burke Medical Research Institute Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant for Pioneering Spinal Cord Injury Research

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Aug. 29, 2013 – Spinal cord injury is a cause of serious and long-term disability in the United States, with approximately 250,000 Americans living with spinal cord injury . Unlike traditional spinal cord rehabilitation that focuses primarily on compensatory skills, Burke Medical Research Institute aims to move past this construct and help patients regain movement and work toward independence. It is with this mission in mind that Burke Medical Research Institute —the research entity of the Burke