Tag: Exercises
T.O. veteran earns medals
Thad Taft, a 75-year-old disabled U.S. Air Force veteran from Thousand Oaks, received two gold medals at the 26th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games,...
A cruel joke, a broken spine, a new purpose
Pedro Toala, soaked with human waste and blue-ish chemicals, could hear the kids laughing outside the portable toilet they had just tipped over.
Toala was...
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
Feasibility of Functional electrical stimulation for control of seated posture after spinal...
Tara Blackwell’s ‘next step’
Tara Blackwell has prepared herself the past 12 months for the next six weeks.
All the Physical Therapy. The dedicated effort. The emotional highs and...
Basile Reaches Further Ahead
It will be two years ago this August that Josh Basile’s life took an irreversible turn on the shores of Bethany Beach, Del....
Castaic Paraplegic to Walk Marathon Finish
This morning, for the second year in a row, Castaic resident and Web site designer Marc Richards, paralyzed from the middle of his chest...
One year after wreck, Archer family still making adjustments
It's been a year since the wreck, most of their scars are fading and they have returned to a fairly normal routine. The Archer...
Paralyzed football player making strides
Nat Little gently wraps his arms around Tamela Johnston and squeezes with all the strength he can muster.
"Good," the personal trainer tells him. "It's...
AGGRESSIVE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
In recent years, a variety of aggressive physical Rehabilitation programs have emerged that seem to restore significant function for many people after spinal cord...
Poised for the next step
College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant
MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...
