Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Physical Therapy

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...

Paralyzed Windsor bride-to-be determined to walk down the aisle

WINDSRO, Ont. -- Jennifer Darmon rests her hands on her fiancé’s shoulders, looks into his eyes and takes a step. Jack Johnson’s Better Together is...

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...

Frazier Rehab gets grant for spinal-cord patients

The Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville has received a $64,000 grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to expand its fitness and wellness services...

Wii Rehabilitation Therapy

The GameGame System Not Just Entertainment Nintendo's Wii game system is far more reaching than just among the teenage crowd. This new fad is now...

Patients rave about spinal-cord therapy, but insurance won’t cover it

Families of two paralyzed Bay State teens are calling on insurance companies to step up and fund the life-altering therapy that they say has...

Monkey Business in Concord

How a Capuchin monkey aids the life of a 27-year-old Concord man and his big family. Ned Sullivan is taking it one day at a...

Spinal Cord Injury Victim and Role Model Brings Essential Treatment Options to the Bay...

SCI-FIT ((Spinal Cord Injury Functional Integrated Therapy) is open for business in its new location. SCI-FIT is Northern California’s only facility that provides comprehensive,...

Hand Cycle to India – Inspiration for Spinal Cord Injured

A Victoria Woman Living With a Spinal Cord Injury Is Going to Cycle India

Geron Starts First Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Study

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Geron Corp. used a therapy made from stem cells taken from human embryos to treat a patient paralyzed by...