Tagged with: acting movement SCI therapy Dr. Bloom was rushed to the hospital on a Monday morning because he had aspirated on a piece of food. Thankfully, the food was removed from his lung, a very painful procedure, especially because it was performed with just a local anesthetic. He was put in ICU, given lots of medicine, hooked up to oxygen, and a liquid diet. I guess you could say, things didn’t look so good.
Tagged with: animals children disabilities therapy After a recent phone conversation with my sister, I started thinking about ways that animals can and have been used as therapeutic aids for children with disabilities. While I remember hearing tid-bits about animals being used to help children with disabilities in the past, I was very interested to find out more about the topic.
Tagged with: research spinal cord injury therapy Spinal cord injuries have resulted in life-changing and permanent injuries for over a million Americans. According to data released recently by Ohio State University, there are over 1.3 million people in the United States who are living with a spinal cord injury.
Tagged with: babies cognitive development gadget mobility robots sonar therapy wheelchair Wii Fit Wii Fit Balance Board Babies with mobility issues, such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy, can’t explore the world like babies who can walk or crawl. Since babies explore and learn as part of infant development, mobility is linked with cognitive development.
