Yearly Archives: 2012
Things looking up for wheelchair-bound 10-year-old
"MUMMY, I'm almost as tall as you!"
Breanna Medcalfe's first words when she trialled a special wheelchair that allowed her to stand up would bring...
Alternative therapy could be the next step for those with spinal cord injuries
Thin stainless-steel needles stand sentry on either side of her spine as she lies on a padded table facing the wall. It's a position...
Disability Network celebrates abilities
Ability Award given to Hope College's Louise Shumaker
Holland — Before a spinal cord injury put her in a wheelchair 15 years ago, Jocelyn Dettloff...
Getting Back Up
Scott Fedor, MBA '04, charts a new course after a devastating spinal cord injury.
For Scott Fedor, MBA '04, a common entry in an old...
Renewed hope for Toni Greaves
FORMER national female cricketer Toni Greaves says she never lost hope of walking again after a gunman shot her in the back, leaving her...
Virtual sailing program helps disabled
Susan Hendricks reports on a program helping spinal cord injury patients gain strength and self-confidence in sailing.
Frederick man looks to future after spinal injury
FREDERICK — Though Cole Truebenbach is paralyzed from the chest down, he quickly lifts himself out of his wheelchair.
With little effort, Truebenbach hefts his...
New Rehabilitation Research Demonstrates Functional Improvements in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 8, 2012 – A series of rehabilitation studies published in the September 2012 issue of the Archives of...
Pharmaceutical leader kicks off week of working on wheels
Eight keen employees swapped their legs for wheelchairs at Merck Sharp and Dohme's Auckland office this Monday for Wheels at Work Week.
Merck Sharp and...
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...
