One of my colleagues was in a tizzy because she, as the school-based physical therapist, had been in contact with a clinic physical therapist regarding a shared 12-month-old with a newly diagnosed connective tissue disorder with resulting ligamentous laxity. The child has hyperextended knees, [..}
Chairless in Arizona
It has been a busier travel season this spring and my luck ran out on my trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. My colleague Mark and I were going to the National Seating and Mobility (NSM) annual sales meeting to show our products to all the Rehab Technology Suppliers (RTS) and educate them on the finer details about standing. I picked Mark up at his home and headed to the airport on such a nice day that it was a shame to leave Minnesota.
The last trip Mark and I took together was almost exactly a year ago and it was to attend the same meeting. Short story long, we did not make it to the conference last year. The power blew in the terminal we were supposed to fly out of and they rescheduled us to fly the next day. We called a couple of the sales reps already at the meeting and asked them to set up the booth for the next day. We got on the plane the next morning but ended up getting delayed and once we got to Memphis to connect to Nashville we missed our flight and would have missed the show if we got on the next flight. We decided it was better to fly back to Minnesota and called the same reps that set up our booth and begged them to man our booth. The barbeque was great at the Memphis airport so not all was lost.
This year was different, but not in a good way.[..}
Getting a Good Night’s Rest
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April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012
To say getting a solid night of sleep is challenging when you can‘t move would be one of the greatest generalizations I‘ve ever written. I was already a light sleeper before my injury. It’d usually take me an hour to sleep. I could never relax. And to say these past 19 years of being [..}
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How to Act or React Toward a Bully
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April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
Bullying has been around since the beginning of time, but that does not make it right or even acceptable. Unfortunately there is never a child or even an adult who is a victim who is ever prepared for the verbal, physical, psychological, or cyber abuse that bullying delivers and delivers harshly. [..}
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Time for a New Wheelchair
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April 9, 2012
April 9, 2012
I knew it was time to get a new wheelchair when my joystick stopped working in the rain one day. That was about a year and a half ago. I really should’ve gotten a new chair after having it for five years (like my insurance used to do before the Recession) which was in 2010, but my insurance [..}
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Easter Activity – Artsy Eggs
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April 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
Every Easter I get together with my family and it always seems like by the afternoon the kids are bored. I wanted to share with you this fun Easter activity that I call "Artsy Eggs"! It works well for kids toddler to grade-school aged and is adaptable for kids with special needs too. Hope [..}
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Podcast: Joe Stone – Reclaiming the Mountain
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April 4, 2012
April 4, 2012
In episode #84 of No Free Rides, I interview Joe Stone, a C7 quad injured while speed flying in Montana (where you parachute down a mountain on foot). We discuss the importance of staying true to your passions despite a life-changing injury, as well as his documentary, Wings to Wheels. [..}
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Position Change to Facilitate Functional Outcomes
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April 2, 2012
April 2, 2012
Metabolic Syndrome is the medical consequences of obesity, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol (high levels of triglycerides), type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease and several other serious health conditions. This is one of the main reasons the disabled community have poorer general [..}
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A Great Disabled Artiste – Frida Kahlo
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March 29, 2012
March 29, 2012
There are lots of famous artists you should know about, but there's one very special artist you definitely need to know about if you use a wheelchair. Her name is Frida Kahlo and she was an artist who lived in Mexico over 70 years ago. She had Polio and used a wheelchair after a tram [..}
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This Past Winter Deserves a High Five
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March 26, 2012
March 26, 2012
I have lived my entire life in either Wisconsin (birth through college) or Minnesota (since 2003 when I moved here for law school). In those 33 plus years I have become a well-seasoned winter season veteran who has experienced all kinds of combinations of snowy, icy, and frigid cold conditions in [..}
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