Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
ATLANTA (AP) -- The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add...
Two Oakdale men headed to Beijing for paralympics
Jon Rydberg and Dan James will be representing their hometown of Oakdale and their country by heading to Beijing this September to compete in...
Ex-quadriplegic bikes to Tulsa
In a stop on a nationwide tour, he encourages others with disabilities.
Wiggling a single toe was the impossible goal Aaron Baker dreamed about achieving...
Homes for Our Troops to build house for paralyzed Marine
Marine Joshua Hoffman was paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in Iraq in January 2007. At left is his mother, Reed City resident Hazel Hoffman,...
Diabetes and Spinal Cord Injury
People with spinal cord disorders are more Prone than most to developing type 2 diabetes. But the condition can be managed and even reversed...
Miracle Michael will walk again
DOCTORS feared Michael Wakeman would never walk again after he crashed a billy-cart into a car.
The 13-year-old had completely dislocated his spine, compressing a...
Blowing away a sniff of a cure
Andrew Commons is determined to walk again - utterly determined. As well as following an intensive daily exercise regime, he's also undergone courses of...
Youth minister adjusts to ‘new normal’ with spinal injury
Accident damages Gainesville man's body but not his spirit
ATLANTA -- Vester Lewis is getting used to what he calls "the new normal."
Normal for him...
Superman and his wife: Washington, Conn., author’s book details the inspiring lives of Christopher...
Christopher Reeve was allergic to horses. It is one of the stunning ironies in a life filled with them.
Among them: He would likely not...
Up-to-minute techniques may let paraplegic walk
Utah woman works hard daily to escape from wheelchair
Four years ago, Maggie Anderson's spine was crushed when the minivan she was riding in...
