Monthly Archives: July 2009
She sings, she dances, all from her wheelchair
Ali Stroker is a ball of energy. It is exhausting just being in the room with her. Ali came by our offices the other...
Athletes raise money for adaptive equipment
BURLINGTON — A team of disabled athletes using hand cycles will ride in the fourth annual Kelly Brush Century Ride on Sept. 12. Team...
Life Rolls On- They Will Surf Again Event July 25th, 2009 Cocoa Beach, Florida
Life Rolls On Foundation's program called "They Will Surf Again" is an adaptive surf program where people with disabilities mostly with spinal cord injuries get the chance to surf.
Paralysis is a Catastrophic Injury
For an injury to be considered catastrophic, it must occur without any warning. It must also disrupt your life is some way, whether by...
Climbing Mountains
K. Eric Larson and a few pals had planned a mountain climbing trip to Mount Rainier when the idea hit him: turn the trip...
Water skiing clinic opens fun of the sports to disabled
"It's all kind of freedom on those skis," said Mark Bugha, 28, from Finleyville in Washington County. "It's special for me because I never...
Dr Spine – Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially dangerous complication of spinal cord injury (SCI).
My Breath My Music
The Magic Flute, a wind instrument which allows you to play music with head movement. The Magic Flute was originally designed as an adaptive...
Syracuse VA Medical Center opens prosthetics lab, spinal cord clinic
Syracuse, NY -- The Syracuse VA Medical Center has opened a new outpatient rehabilitation clinic and a prosthetics lab to serve the growing number...
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation support I Believe Inc
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation support I Believe Inc