Tag: Physical Rehabilitation
Treatment targets spinal cord damage
A car crash more than four years ago damaged Veronica Centrowitz's spine and put her in a wheelchair, where, despite much physical therapy, she...
Keira uses her own fight to inspire others
EVERY Thursday, Keira Procter makes a 60-mile round trip, by car and ferry to visit patients in the spinal injuries unit at the Southern...
N. Texas Paraplegic Talks About Spinal Cord Injury
One of the people injured Saturday, when the Dallas Cowboys training facility collapsed, was scouting assistant Rich Behm. He is now paralyzed from the...
Spirit of this ‘country boy’ thrives despite his paralysis
Christopher Crosby can't breathe on his own or move most of his body.
Somewhere, the 27-year-old has found the spirit to keep fighting for his...
It seems tragic, but he says it’s a challenge
Stillman Valley senior Barry Glaudel tosses a football with his father almost every day.
It’s not for practice. It’s for healing.
And it’s not on a...
Veterans offer their thanks
The message on the marquee at the entrance to the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital goes to the heart of the sacrifice made by...
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: True grit
Suffering a broken neck and severe spinal cord injury, David Sparby is determined to regain the use of his legs
David Sparby has been a...
Avon Lake grad fights through spinal cord injury
Avon Lake High School grad Keith Concar wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but while volunteering near New Orleans in 2006, he...
Spinal patient spins a comeback
Therapy "a 24/7 job": Ten years after a skiing accident, Leah Potts stays driven.
Ten years ago, Leah Potts was a patient at Craig Hospital,...
Wearable robotic suit could help disabled to walk
Cyborg-type exoskeleton for use after strokes, spinal cord injuries
A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people...
