Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Physical therapy helps College Station woman regain use of arms
Shonnie Moore of College Station, paralyzed in a July 2005 traffic accident, has had to learn how to eat, bathe and live all over...
Body vibration therapy helps treat spinal cord injuries
DETROIT - Dayna Schultz looks as if there is an earthquake going on under her feet.
She stands ramrod-straight, teeth clenched, gripping a gray walker...
HealthSouth earns triple certification
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona has earned the Gold Seal of Approval by becoming America’s first triple-certified rehabilitation hospital.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of...
Experimental drug lets man walk again
The nights were the worst for John Bannon, gripped by fear of what his spinal cord injury might mean.
"Every night lying in bed...
Robot Wheelchair May Give Patients More Independence
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a robotic system that may offer wheelchair-dependent people independent, powered mobility and...
Still playing to win
Eyes, not hands, now guide the work of wheelchair-bound vascular surgeon in Greenville
GREENVILLE -- Glancing at a U.S. Open doubles tennis match on a...
Project Walk
Project Walk is a program dedicated to improving the lives of those who have sustained paralysis after suffering a devastating spinal cord injury.
Through the...
Rehab Goes High-Tech
Just a few years ago, helping a stroke patient regain the ability to swallow was unheard of. It's just one way technology has taken...
New Recovery Gym For Spinal Cord Injury Patients
An injury to your spine can be devastating, leaving victims forever paralyzed, unable to walk, care for themselves or even breathe.
But there's new hope...
Recovery from spinal injury is a long road
Richard Travia has good attitude and family support
When Richard Travia hit the beach one night last summer he found himself face to face...
