19-year-old Dominique Harris is a C5-C6 quadriplegic and former patient at National Rehabilitation Hospital. In this clip which originally aired on WUSA-TV in Washington DC, NRH physician Sandeep Simlote explains how patients with spinal cord injury must make substantial changes to their diet and physical activity in order to avoid mental and physical decline.
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