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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Make the fullest possible recovery after neurological injury with this definitive guide -- by a doctor and spinal cord injury survior who's been there. After an accident that left him permanently paralyzed over ten years ago, Dr. Bradford Berk made it his mission to help others recover from acute neurological injury (ANI). As the founder and director of the University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, he brings his abundant experience in working...
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Nervous System guides readers through the fascinating inner workings of the human body. The human body contains several complex systems that work closely together to support life and allow the body to function properly. Nervous System explores the characteristics and interactions of this system, its makeup, and its importance."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"From Chloé Cooper Jones--Pulitzer Prize finalist, philosophy professor, Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant recipient--a groundbreaking memoir about disability, motherhood, and a journey to far-flung places in search of a new way of seeing and being seen. "I am in a bar in Brooklyn, listening to two men, my friends, discuss whether my life is worth living." So begins Chloé Cooper Jones's bold, revealing account of moving through the world in a...
Author
Publisher
Lives Forever Changed Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"David Van Gorder was 22 years old when he was injured in an accident and became a quadriplegic. He was given 7 - 12 years to live. When he didn't progress as he had expected, he became angry and depressed. If given the opportunity, he would have taken his own life. After years of self-destructive behavior, believing he might actually live longer than expected, he made a decision to add value to the life he still had. When properly motivated, ordinary...
10) Perceptions of athletic identity among freeride skiers and snowboarders with spinal cord injuries
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This study explores freeride skiers'/snowboarders' perceptions of their athletic identity following a spinal cord injury (SCI) and retrospective perceptions prior to incurring a SCI. The overall research focuses on determining if there is a change in athletic identity pre and post-injury. In addition, the research delves into the ways an athlete's self-perception hinders or helps them regain a sense of self and athletic identity as they train to...
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1984]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Discusses the achievements of a scientist at Wright State University who has learned to use electronic stimulation to help people paralyzed after spinal cord injuries recover enough to move and even walk again.