Tag: Exercises
Girl’s family pursues treatments
DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure.
Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...
RUSSIAN STEM-CELL THERAPY
We are a part of a global community in which the devastation of spinal cord injury (SCI) bows to no flag, and solutions will...
Understanding and Managing Stress
It could be a traffic jam, or a busy airport. It could be at school or on the job. Wherever your look, you can...
Osteoporosis
Rick was getting dressed one morning just sliding on his pants and pulling up a sock. He heard a loud “SNAP.” Broken hip,...
Exercise
Most people seem to exercise for one or more of four reasons: to improve flexibility, increase strength, increase endurance or aerobic conditioning, or improve...
The Art of Breathing
Breathing seems pretty basic. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. When you stop … well … you have a problem.
Obviously, if you can't breathe, you've got problems....
Aching Shoulders?
It's no surprise that many people with spinal cord injuries have aches and pains. Often, that aching and paining targets the joints. And, with...
Crespi graduate overcomes injury through perseverance, exercise therapy
Mike McNamara's light blue-green eyes fairly glisten as he talks about walking on the USC campus this fall as a college freshman. Only two-and-a-half...
Teens with spinal cord injuries
Seventeen-year-old Van Brooks felt somewhat out of place talking to adults with spinal cord injuries after his own paralyzing accident last fall. Sure, the...
Spinal cord unit provides support for whole family
HOWLAND — Patients touch balloons, pick up bean bags and tighten bolts in Forum Health Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital's Occupational Therapy room.
They are part of...
