Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
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...
Wheelchair-bound, Utley stands tall
DETROIT -- If you were looking for the most meaningful story of Super Bowl week, it wasn't at the NFL's annual Media Day extravaganza...
Electrical stimulation gives hope to paralyzed
Therapy could help restore some function, some studies suggest
Vibrating tingles of electricity worm into the thin legs of paralyzed children, pulling at their muscles...
Game control gives disabled chance to play
Nintendo has been in the technology spotlight since announcing plans for a video-game controller that can be used with only one hand.
But a disabled...
Drayson Center¹s new equipment makes it no sweat for wheelchair users to work out
Delmon Dunston clenched his teeth and drew a deep breath as he lifted weights.
It was a relief for Dunston to use the new wheelchair-accessible...
Active teen readjusts after paralyzing hunting accident
Thomas "Jay" Harn is just 16, but he's had a passion for hunting since he was barely kindergarten age.
On Nov. 5, the Banks County...
Monkey Helpers Lend a ‘Helping Hand’
People who lost the use of their arms and legs face challenges the rest of us can hardly imagine. Some of them are unable...
Program fights mistakes that last lifetime
Chad Thomas said that one moment in the summer of 1998 changed his life forever.
Then 18 years old, the now 25-year-old Thomas fell asleep...
Robot Helps Gunshot Victim Walk Again
CHICAGO -- Spinal cord injuries are among the toughest conditions doctors encounter. So far, science has little to offer paralyzed patients.
NBC5's Nesita Kwan reported...
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...
