Tag: Quality Of Life

Beyond The Chair

Beyond The Chair exists to provide an improved quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries and other neurological disabilities through intensive exercise...

Leeds war victim is bionic marvel

War veteran Adam Douglas has become a Bionic Man in his battle to recover from horrific injury. The 43-year-old suffered horrendous spinal damage after he...

How I Roll

This blog is designed to help anyone newly paralyzed and permanently confined to a manual wheelchair.  

Small change makes a big difference

While eyeglasses can be an inconvenience, they can be limiting for people like Dan Larsen, who has been paralyzed for 11 years. Vanity, expense and...

Wheelchair basketball rekindles competitive spirit

For Sherrod Nelson, the opportunity to play basketball again in a group setting with others has been rewarding. Nelson is one of the members...

Monkey Business in Concord

How a Capuchin monkey aids the life of a 27-year-old Concord man and his big family. Ned Sullivan is taking it one day at a...

Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Association to Build Ramp to Help Mother of 7 Trapped...

The Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Association (MSCIA) has chosen to utilize donation money from their first major event to assist a woman in Detroit,...

Guide to Best Apps for People Living with Paralysis

Apps designed for SmartPhones (Blackberry, Iphone, Android) and IPads can help increase independence and improve the quality of life for people who have limited...

Covington man first to get new procedure

The first patient to undergo an adult stem cell procedure that may help spinal cord injury patients regain function had an injection Thursday that...

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Announces Expansion of NeuroRecovery Network

Three community-based health and wellness facilities to provide better access to exercise for those living with paralysis The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has named...