The Nintendo Wii gaming console has grown as one of the most popular gaming platforms among families. The Wii uses a combination of wireless controllers and other tools that allow you to use your body as the main way to interact with the game. The Wii is also a great therapy tool for children [..}
Adapted yoga continues to improve my abilities
by on May 17, 2010
Adapted yoga, the art of adjusting yoga poses for students of all abilities, has become a hugely buzzed about movement spearheaded by paraplegic Matt Sanford, an adapted yoga guru from Minneapolis. What’s not to love about using yoga to get people to reconnect with their whole bodies again, [..}
What Drives People to Stand? (Beyond Medical Reasons)
by on April 29, 2010
Recently I was confined to a window seat in the back row of an airplane after a long week of work, and I wanted to stand up and stretch. I opted not to because it would've in-convenienced the guy next to me who looked tired and on top of that he didn't speak my language. With a few hours of flight [..}
Bring some green into your life: Adapted Gardening
by on April 20, 2010
Plants are cool people. Damn cool. Some proof: After breaking my neck, sometimes the only thing that would keep me warm during the icy grips of a Minnesota winter was a visit to the Como Park Conservatory. Everything - the orchids, ferns, palm trees - combined with the 80+ humid air, was like a [..}
Lessons From my Epic Battle with Pneumonia
by on February 21, 2010
I’m usually a healthy quadriplegic. The kind that never gets sick, never has skin issues, never needs to see a doctor (except for the occasional UTI). I was the “untouchable quad” for 17 years, and I loved every second of it. Well, that all changed January 31st, 2010, when I got Pneumonia (the [..}
Stand Up to Expand Your Mind
by on February 12, 2010
Educators are finding that children that have physical activity at school on a regular basis, have fewer disciplinary problems and have a better concentration in class. Also, some schools are experimenting with tall work tables, where students stand to do their school work. This is proving to be [..}
Standing to Help Contracture Management for Kids with CP
by on February 2, 2010
The hamstring muscles are very important muscles for running and walking because they pull our legs back in flexion. The hamstrings (posterior thigh muscles) are made up of three long muscles that start at the bottom of your pelvis extending down the back of your thigh and along either side of your [..}
Active Lifestyle? Don’t Forget to Stand!
by on January 28, 2010
When it comes to good health for people with spinal cord injuries there are several basic needs in my mind. A good bathroom routine, daily mental stimulation and a good regimen of exercise, whatever that means to each individual, are a good start. For me, a T-12 paraplegic, that means getting to [..}
A less-than perfect 2009 can’t crack my armor
by on December 14, 2009
Let’s be honest, 2009 will probably go down as one of the most stressful years seen in this country (especially for those who weren’t alive to experience the Depression). I know it wasn’t easy for me, from cutbacks on writing gigs, cancer in the family, a suicide, bad dating luck, not to [..}
Perfect standing posture is different for everyone
by on November 26, 2009
At Altimate Medical, we feel that achieving the upright standing position is the optimal goal: with the head over the shoulders, shoulders over the hips, hips over the knees, and knees over the ankles. Not everyone can achieve this goal, but the natural sit to stand design of the EasyStand still [..}
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