The International Center for SCI has an aggressive outpatient program (5+ hrs/day) that I have applied for! It is located in Baltimore, MD in a brand new wing of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. They are really involved in curing SCI and promoting nerve regeneration through Research Restoration Recovery. They use Activity Based Restoration Therapy techniques to "remind" the spinal cord of the movement and hopefully be able move again. They use alot of E-stim, aquatherapy, and the standing frame. My favorite things ...
"For many years, conventional wisdom held that most improvement from spinal cord injuries occurred in the first six months of recovery, and that improvement was impossible after two years. "Rehabilitation" focused mostly on teaching patients how to compensate for injuries thought to be irreversible. Conventional wisdom was wrong. The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) at Kennedy Krieger was founded on the philosophy that individuals with paralysis can always hope for recovery of sensation, function, mobility and independence, even many months or years after their injuries." - from their website ....
Here's how it works: we would go there for a minimum of 3 weeks 4-5 days a week, they would develop a Home Program (for our new house) and help get the equipment approved. Every couple of months we would go back for a refresher. I am really excited and hope I get accepted! The Inner Harbor and crabcakes are an added bonus!
http://www.spinalcordrecovery.org/index.jsp their website - the videos are awesome and give me hope!!
The story of patient Brian Keefer and his experience in the new aquatic therapy center.
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/features/cover_story/videos/vid_478.shtml
*Note: 4-5 second wait as the video loads
The grand opening celebration of their new outpatient center and interviews
http://wjz.com/local/kennedy.krieger.spinal.2.1022626.html
*Note: video will appear top right with play icon superimposed
Pray that I get in!
I hope my first "solo" post is as good as Britt's
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Nice job with the post! I'm impressed! We're praying that you are able to get accepted. Sounds like a great program.
This is outstanding news! I will pray so hard that this works out for you! Woo hoo! :)
Like the post K! I will pray pray pray you get in!! :)
And Poppop gets to visit you while he stays on his boat down there?
Was just thinking about you all yesterday and prayed for you both.
Hi Kyle and Brit! The post is great. Praying for your acceptance in the program. Kennedy-Kreiger is one of the places we looked at for Lyle. They didn't accept him at the time. They didn't have a one-on-one for him. Lyle is using a walker for ambulating in the house and short distances i.e. haircut, doc visit but still using the wheelchair for school and longer trips. He had a bout with kidney stones but all is well now. You are still in our prayers. Dee and Lyle Austin
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