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Category Archive for 'Neurological Complications'

Saeboflex therapy helps stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury patients

Posted in Brain Injury, Neurological Complications, spinal cord injury, Stroke Program, Technology, Traumatic Brain Injury on Mar 3rd, 2011

Twenty-year-old Nicole has a history of cerebral palsy. In 2007 she underwent surgery for a brain hemmorage, which caused severe weakness and increased spasticity in her right leg and arm. Nicole has participated in therapy for the past three years at Mary Free Bed and at home. Part of her therapy includes the SaeboFlex to [...]

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2-year-old Taya doesn’t let blindness, disability darken her light

Posted in feeding, Mary Free Bed Orthotics & Prosthetics, Neurological Complications, Pediatric Rehabilitation on Dec 10th, 2010

by Amanda Larsen, Mary Free Bed writer When 2-year-old Taya (Tay-ya) Cook hums Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star everyone listens, because she’s fighting to let her light shine. Taya has septo optic dysplasia, a birth defect resulting in damaged vision and neurological complications. Working with her therapists at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Taya has proven [...]

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