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New Shepherd Center Magazine Tells Stories of Patients Who Travel from Far and Wide to Shepherd Center for Rehabilitation

The fall 2015 issue of Shepherd Center's quarterly magazine is now available for download as a PDF file (click here). Subscribers to the print version will receive copies via postal mail within the coming days.

This edition's cover story features patients and families who traveled to Shepherd Center from all over the country to get the best rehabilitation care available.

The features section includes these stories:

Shepherd Center Refines Tendon Transfer Surgery for People with Quadriplegia

This procedure gives some patients what once seemed out of their reach – restoration of some arm and hand function.

Learning to Move Forward

Arkansas State University student Natalie Eaton pushes through rehabilitation and returns to school one year after a freak accident.

MS Institute at Shepherd Center Offers a Custom-Made Approach to Wellness

The Eula C. and Andrew C. Carlos MS Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to helping people with MS.

Second Phase of Patient Enrollment Begins in Clinical Trial of Investigational Treatment for Newly Injured People with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury​

Shepherd Center is one of the clinical trial sites in the study funded by Asterias Biotherapeutics.

To subscribe to the print and/or e-newsletter versions of Shepherd Center's magazine, visit shepherd.org/signup.

About Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.