Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
The Personal Care Attendant Guide
People with disabilities are one of the largest groups in the United States - about 58 million Americans are members of this community. To...
Injured man sees new hope in Russia
HILLIARD - Raymond Krolikowski just wants to hug his wife and daughters again.
Krolikowski, 31, has been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a bull-riding...
People with spinal injuries get help at Project Walk
The rigorous exercise program helps patients regain some mobility and confidence
BEAVERTON -- A new Beaverton business uses exercise to help clients with spinal-cord injuries...
Back home again
It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for Rusty Begnaud since the swimming pool accident last June that left him a paralyzed. Returning home...
We have to work hard
BETHEL -- For Cisco Fernandes, the adage that you have to crawl before you can walk is more than just a metaphor for life.
When...
Hansen remains in motion
Twenty years later, Rick Hansen is still relentless in his pursuit of a cure for spinal cord injuries
The Man In Motion had nowhere to...
Wheelchair funding to be cut
To combat fraud, Medicare reducing reimbursements
There is no question that Keith Copen needs his motorized wheelchair. The 59-year-old is paralyzed from the thighs down...
O.T. “MacGyver” Makes Life Easier With Speedy Tools
University of New Hampshire faculty member Therese Willkomm calls herself “MacGyvette.” But Willkomm doesn't fight crime like the resourceful 1980s television sleuth; rather, she...
Physical therapy helps woman’s recovery
BRYAN - Shonnie Moore of College Station, paralyzed in a July 2005 traffic accident, has had to learn how to eat, bathe and live...
Cole heading to Hong Kong
SIKESTON — Terry Cole of Sikeston doesn’t know what the future holds, but he and his therapists know he’s ready to undergo stem cell...
