https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946 Brain and Spinal Cord Project en-us 2018-02-28 19:14:17 UTC 2025-10-28 13:28:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237248665 Adam Taliaferro was a Penn State corner back on the football team. While playing Ohio State, Taliaferro went in for a tackle on the running back and took head first contact as a result. Taliaferro was unable to get up himself and was unable to move so he was wheeled off the field. Doctors later confirmed that Taliaferro was paralyzed due to his injury. https://fairviewvillagechurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Home-Tab1.png]]> 2018-03-02 01:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237248665 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237250143 https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/collegian.psu.edu/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/be/7beee33e-90c4-11e5-8070-b7d6f874bf56/56512e9f31322.image.jpg]]> 2018-03-02 01:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237250143 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237251322 The doctors told Taliaferro that he had a 3 percent chance of being able to walk again. Taliaferro beat the odds and has the ability to walk without crutches.]]> 2018-03-02 01:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237251322 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237251805 http://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_25684f4a-3a4f-11e4-8b99-001a4bcf6878.html

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https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/adam-taliaferro-bruised-cervical-spine#1]]> 2018-03-02 01:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237251805 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252121 Taliaferro no longer has pain like he did at the start of the injury. He also does not need to take any medication.]]> 2018-03-02 01:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252121 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252144 2018-03-02 01:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252144 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252709 Taliaferro occasionally gets muscle soreness that he fixes by stretching. ]]> 2018-03-02 01:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237252709 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237253542 Taliaferro's injury made him need to drop out of college . He was later able to reenroll the next and finish college.]]> 2018-03-02 01:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237253542 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237261139 Adam Taliaferro got a C-5 fracture from the game. This meant he broke a bone on his spine. http://www.medicalexhibits.com/obrasky/2009/09045_01X.jpg]]> 2018-03-02 02:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237261139 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237261657 Adam Taliaferro came out of the came against ohio state paralyzed. This meant he was unable to move therefore the reason he was down. Nerves were unable to  properly transfer impulses throughout his body. http://taliaferrofoundation.webs.com/carousel%2012%20Penn%20State.jpg]]> 2018-03-02 02:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237261657 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237263260 Taliaferro did not need surgery on his spine. If he had a surgery done Taliaferro would be paralyzed in the lower half of his body.]]> 2018-03-02 02:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237263260 2037081 https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237264168 Taliaferro needed lots of medicine to help rehabilitate him. It helped him stop swelling in the spine and drain extra fluid from the injury]]> 2018-03-02 02:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2037081/8cai3hnr9946/wish/237264168