Tag: Wheelchairs
A surgeon’s struggle to regain his life and career
Accident paralyzed his body but not the love for his work
Sweat soaked his Aggie baseball cap as Eugene Alford lurched upright over the parallel...
Exercise Equipment – – PHYSICAL THERAPY
Exercise equipment for those confined to a wheelchair.
Riders find hope on the road
Think of it as the cost of the first two sips of a morning coffee.
“Thirty cents, that’s all we have to get from each...
Prevention, education programs credited for decline in hockey spinal injuries
TORONTO — Injury prevention and education programs are being credited in part for the decline in spinal injuries among ice hockey players in Canada.
Soon-to-be...
Wheelchair tips – letter opening, kleenex, water bottle…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiUm2OlDdU4
Some tips from a quadriplegic on a variety of things....opening mail, carrying cell phone, water bottle with strap, opening zippers, blow dryer holder, small...
U of G Leaders to Spend Day in Wheelchairs to Raise Awareness
Several University of Guelph leaders will be spending June 4 in wheelchairs to help raise awareness of the upcoming Wheels in Motion event and...
Student innovations benefit patients
Every other weekday morning, a patient named Joe swims in the 12th-floor pool of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Having sustained a C6-C7 spinal...
One man’s quest to walk again
Editor's note: Paralysis after a spinal cord injury brings wrenching decisions: Do you accept it as permanent and adapt, or do you refuse to...
Walker’s Wheelchair Bodybuilding Channel
This Youtube Channel is dedicated to the sport of Wheelchair Bodybuilding Also known as WCBB for short, we hope everyone in the world will...
New clinic opens at the Temple VA hospital
Military veterans with spinal cord injuries have a new place to get the specialized help they need in Central Texas.
The VA Hospital in Temple...
