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Six Tips for Safer Backpack Use

Six Tips for Safer Backpack Use

Improperly used backpacks can injure muscles and joints, leading to neck pain, back pain and shoulder pain. Here a six suggestions for proper and safe backpack use:

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Training for dancers

Supplementary Training for Dancers

Bridging the gap between class, rehearsals and performance.

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Kelsey LeFevour competes in Paralympics

RIC Patient Heads to the Paralympic Games

Kelsey was born with scoliosis, kyphosis and diastematomyelia. Our Caring for Kids Program was Kelsey’s introduction to adaptive sports.

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Spinal Cord model

Understanding the Levels of the Spinal Cord

Doctors define and describe spinal cord injury (SCI) using a system of numbers and letters that align with various sections of the spine and spinal cord.

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Kenneth Jennings

LIFE Center Spotlight featuring Kenneth J.

Peer mentors bring to patients what nobody else can — someone who knows what they’re going through.

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Genevieve in her studio with one of her paintings

Finding Purpose & Passion in Art: Meet Genevieve Nutley

Genevieve found her purpose in Art Therapy and has dedicated her life to making art and advocating for marginalized communities.

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Shirley Ryan 国产色情 Sponsors Adaptive Ski Trip to Crested Butte

Shirley Ryan 国产色情 Sponsors Adaptive Ski Trip to Crested Butte

In January, members of the Shirley Ryan 国产色情 Therapeutic Recreation (T-Rec) and Sports & Fitness teams accompanied a group of adaptive skiers on a trip to Crested Butte, Colo.

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Blood Flow Restriction Training: Using Small Weight for Big Gains

Blood Flow Restriction Training: Using Small Weight for Big Gains

Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is the use of a tourniquet to reduce blood flow to a limb while exercising.

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Back Pain

The Five Questions Every Physical Therapist Is Asked About Low Back Pain

As a physical therapist, I receive a lot of questions about the human body — and most often, those questions are about low back pain. Here are five of those questions — and the answers that may surprise you!

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winter sports and helmets

On the Slopes or Ice, How to Reduce Risk of Concussions

Learn about preventing, recovering and the identification of head injuries.

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