Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Injured ATV racer battles his way back from paralyzing injury
On Feb. 19, ATV Pro Am racer Cody Wills of Lower Paxton Twp. crashed while competing in a qualifying race during Motorama 2011 at...
Fighter, father hangs tough after paralyzing injury
If Michael Jones did it, he knew he'd be spent for the day. He's a quadriplegic with some sensation and bits of movement. But...
Hard work gets a paralyzed bride-to-be ready to walk down the aisle
It was a warm, rainy night, and Mike Belawetz and Jennifer Darmon went for a stroll in a flower garden along the Windsor riverfront...
Chance to walk again
RHIANNON Tracey was told she would never walk again after breaking her neck and three vertebrae on a horror Bali trip.
But 18 months after...
Rule Can Predict Walking Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury
A new algorithm based on age and sensory and motor scores in four body areas may allow clinicians to predict with great accuracy which...
A positive outlook: Special therapy helps man with spinal injury reclaim productive life
Practically from the time he could walk, Darren Templeton of Kinnelon enjoyed playing sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer. As a student in Kinnelon High...
Man opens rehabilitation centre in Regina to help those with spinal cord injuries
Chris Lesanko is standing and extending his arm for a handshake as the interview begins.
The small gesture wouldn't normally be all that remarkable, but...
Every wiggle a big step for paralyzed coach
Mike Outram, a high-spirited and popular gymnastics coach who was paralyzed from the neck down after a Nov. 28 trampoline accident, says he is...
Student walks despite diagnosis
“He'll never walk again.”
That's what Gardnerville resident Megan McKenzie said doctors told her and husband Mike McKenzie while their 15-year-old son was recovering from...
Australian Man Gets Treatment at Shepherd Center
ATLANTA - A 29-year-old Australian man who suffered a spinal chord injury found himself at Atlanta's Shepherd Center for intense rehabilitation.
"I push myself every...
