Tag: Physical Therapy
New weapon in battle on bed sores
Paralysed from a spinal cord injury, Peter Jones tried to cope with excruciating pressure sores by treating himself with vitamins.
What he and his wife,...
Paralyzed Vegas Shooting Victim Speaks Out
DENVER - It's been two months since a triple shooting at a Las Vegas night club.
Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was there that...
Reaching her goal one step at a time
Most of the citizens of Barrhead and surrounding communities know the Preugschas family. Whether it was through their kids being involved in sports and...
How about a head and neck helmet?
Like a battering ram, the helmeted dummy crashes headfirst into the steel plate at 13 mph -- barely the speed of a bicycle.
But the...
Injured rider is back in the saddle
Less than a year after breaking her back in a horseriding accident, Katie Estrella rides again.
FULLERTON- The crowd cheered as Katie Estrella rode into...
Paralyzed teen forced to reset goals
PORT ST. LUCIE — Seventeen-year-old Tiffany Przenkop saw her friend screaming from under the dashboard and flames shooting from under the hood when she...
Commer recovering from ATV injuries
Neshoba County's Nathan Commer may have been seriously injured in an ATV race in Argentina on Feb. 25, but it was the trip back...
War Vet Caught in Red Tape
BOSTON, Mass. - March 09, 2007 - A soldier who was discharged from the West Roxbury VA hospital before Thanksgiving is still waiting for...
Firefighter is an inspiration
Milpitas Firefighter Sean Simonson didn't face flames or rescues in 2006, but as he fought a spinal cord injury that left him immobile after...
Quadriplegic Looks for Improvement After Stem Cell Treatments
LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- Some miracles take a lot of work -- and even more time.
After a five-week stay in a hospital in China...
