muscular dystrophy

Georgia AgrAbility Helping Farmers Get Back to Work

...  AgrAbility helping farmers get back to work Disabilities include amputations, back pain, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, stroke, blindness and muscular dystrophy. … AgrAbility works with Vocational Rehabilitation, an organization in all states that helps fund people with disabilities. Funding for … Read more on Southeast Farm Press AMECO Awarded Solar Project at Long Beach Aquatics Center Community programs include aquatic therapy and rehabilitation sessions offered to children and adults with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism and muscular dystrophy. Many of the pool's members spend all day in their wheel chairs explained Kit … Read more on PR.com (press release) Read ...

Parents of Toddler Injured During Superstorm Sandy Share New Photos

Parents of toddler injured during Superstorm Sandy share new photos Stacy Halstead said her son continues to show progress during his physical therapy sessions at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. "It's still baby steps. Every little step is in the right direction," Stacy Halstead said. Tripp is … Read more on WGCL Atlanta 62nd LYNETT TOURNAMENT: Scranton Prep's Matt Knowles found his fire "There were days when I didn't want to go to physical therapy, I just wanted to play and have fun. But I missed it so much … "It definitely had a huge impact on our kids because of what we were trying to do with him," Ferguson said. "He and Matt … Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune Read more... ...

Pediatric Physical Therapy – DIY Balance Board

  Pediatric Physical Therapy – DIY Balance Board – www.YourTherapySource.com Make your own balance board for about using recycled cardboard and a pool noodle. By using three sheets of cardboard you essential make triwall. Now it can “withstand” kids standing on it. Kids can stand on it, sit on it or place it under their feet in a classroom chair for a fidgety student. Try it for a student during circle time to decrease moving all around the rug. Try having a child stand on it and catch a ball to challenge his coordination skills.   Read more... ...

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Physio Andrew's Ambitions Are Out of This World

...  Andrew's Ambitions Are Out Of This World Filed under: physiotherapy jobs in usa He has also been invited to represent the European Space Agency on a panel presenting his astronaut gait project to the Aerospace Medicine Associations Conference in early 2013 in Chicago, USA. Andrew, 27, has studied multiple degrees at Sheffield … Read more on Chesterfield Post   Scottish Parliament debates Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Filed under: physiotherapy jobs in usa Read ...

Why Does Samaritan’s Purse Spend More Gov’t Monies on “evangelising” Than Actual Aid in Disaster Relief?

Question by : Why does Samaritan’s Purse spend more gov’t monies on “evangelising” than actual aid in disaster relief? good article, most of it is pasted below http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/world/05SALV.html U.S. Aids Conversion-Minded Quake Relief in El Salvador By DAVID GONZALEZ Published: March 5, 2001 GUADALUPE, El Salvador, March 3 — An American evangelical relief group that is using private donations and United States government money to help victims of two earthquakes has blurred the line between church and state as its volunteers preach, pray and seek converts among people desperate for help. Read more... ...

Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Services

...  Healthcare has introduced wheelchair seating and positioning services to improve comfort and postural stability for individuals who depend on a wheelchair. Rehabilitation engineering experts help restore independence and mobility for people of all ages with highly specialized mobility needs. The service is available with a physician’s order and many times is covered by insurance. In the vlog you’ll meet 38-year-old Kevin Rudolph who has lost the use of his hands and legs because of muscular dystrophy. Rehab engineers at Norton Neurosciences and Spine Rehabilitation Center have given Kevin his mobility back. Jackie Hays talks with rehab engineer and occupational therapist Rusty Mattingly about this invaluable new service. Read ...