Tag: Athletics
Cheerleading Is Leading Cause Of Catastrophic Injury In Young Women
As a bright, young cheerleader trying out for the high school varsity squad, 14-year-old Laura Jackson had everything going for her.
But when a back...
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...
Paralyzed Veterans Get ‘Ready to Roll’ at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games
WASHINGTON, DC - More than 600 veterans with disabilities have signed up to compete in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games taking place July 13-18,...
Play on Canada’s Man in Motion to debut at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
TORONTO — When Gemini Award-winning writer Dennis Foon was asked a year and a half ago to pen a play on wheelchair athlete Rick...
A day to share smiles and some waves
People with limited mobility will enjoy a day of surfing at the Jersey Shore June 28 when The Life Rolls On Foundation holds its...
The Games Come to Scotland This Summer
The FES Sport Day will bring competitors and visitors from across the world to Scotland to compete in various FES Sport events and to...
Pushrim Social Network
Pushrim is a social network for victims of spinal or related injuries.
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Local veteran isn’t letting paralysis keep him down
Recent trip to winter sports clinic just one way man keeps active
Shawn Ritchhart always thought of himself as kind of a loner. However, after...
UNH students have Paralympic aspirations
For Taylor Chace, it was an accident in a hockey game when he was 16; an accident that left him with a shattered lower...
Injured athlete to get $15 million
The attorney for a former West Seattle High School wrestling standout who suffered a spinal-cord injury two years ago during a wrestling practice, says...
