Matt building strength in the EasyStand Evolv Glider at Project Walk, in Carlsbad, CA.
It’s not everyday that you meet a person like Matt Courson. Matt is a 23 year old college student from Arkansas, who is a T7 Incomplete paraplegic. He is determined, hard-working, and the type of guy that you just sense the great attitude oozing out of him. I say this without meeting him face-to-face, but feel like I have after seeing him on youtube, Mattcourson.org, Facebook, and even the Washington Post.
Through his rehab programs at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, & Project Walk in Carlsbad, California, and hours of rehab at home, Matt is working towards becoming the 1%. To understand what it means to be the 1%, know that his doctors told him that there was a 99% chance that he would never walk again.
Earlier this year, the Washington Post wrote an article about Kennedy Krieger Institute and activity-based restorative therapy. It includes interviews with Pat Rummerfield, who after 17 years of therapy has regained his ability to walk, and Matt Courson who seems to be following in his footsteps with his hard work, faith and determination.
Matt Courson uses the EasyStand Glider stander, combined with electrical stimulation, to gain strength, build muscle mass, and ultimately achieve his goal of walking on his own again one day.
Watch the Washington Post Video “Possibilities for the Impossible”
What do you think of the Washington Post’s article and video, Medical Marvel- Possibilities for the Impossible?
What an amazing story. Thank for sharing. I love following the EasyStand blog every morning when I wake up. It’s “feel good” news for a brighter future…the kind of news I prefer.
I had the pleasure of working with Matt on his EasyStand customer story. It is true..you don’t have to meet him face-to-face to know that he is a great person!