Tag: Physical Therapy
A new year brings new hope to injured snowboarder Mike Ryan
HIGHLAND LAKES - 2006 began with despair for the Ryan family of Highland Lakes. By the end of the year, it was filled with...
Teresa Hukari makes painstaking progress
The year 2006 was a life-altering one for Teresa Hukari, a Hood River native who was injured last March in a freak skiing accident...
Back on her feet
This time last year, Gianna Cotroneo was in a wheelchair, her back in a brace and on the mend after a sledding crash fractured...
Injured teen, close-knit town meet challenge
HARTSHORNE -- Bobby Graham's recovery from a paralyzing spinal-cord injury last January has been an example of grace and determination.
The 15-year-old and a friend,...
Life is good after brush with death
With the wounded toll topping homicides, some survivors are gaining insight that makes them whole in a new way
Cheating death can make you see...
Risk vs. hope: Heading overseas for stem cells
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - David Aldrich, 49, was paralyzed in a boating accident more than four years ago, and had made his wishes known....
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee: Charlene Caswell Transforms Herself From Quadriplegic to Hiker, With Help from The Hartford
Walking away from a seemingly permanent Disability requires...
Virtual-reality systems help with disability rehabilitation
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola’s spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he...
Community rallies around paralyzed teacher
GLASGOW - On July 1, Glasgow High School science teacher Todd Glaser and his family were at Fort Peck Lake for a picnic. Glaser...
Cole returns from China
Terry Cole of Sikeston works on core muscle strength during a therapy session with Brooke Reed.
SIKESTON — After returning a week ago today from...
