For spinal injury victims ‘walking’ could improve mental health

Wheelchair

Following a spinal injury that results in paralysis, there are many things the person who has experienced the injury will be concerned about. For many it is seeking to one day walk again. Depending on the severity of the injury, the odds of that occurring will vary. For some people robotic technology could make a difference.

Modifications allow some spinal injury victims to ski, snowboard

Brain Injury on Xray

In previous posts we have discussed how life changing a spinal cord injury can be. While adapting to a new way of life following such an injury can be difficult, with modifications it is possible for some to participate in activities they may have thought impossible, such as skiing and snowboarding. Local not-for-profit, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, is helping some spinal injury victims in the area, do that very thing.