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 Hometown:
Galway, Ireland
Injury Date: May 27,
2007
Diagnosis: T11 - T12
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Carmel's Story:
Carmel has journeyed far since a tragic automobile
accident left her paralyzed from the waist down
a little over one year ago.
After initially being treated by doctors in her
home country, Carmel experienced what is common
to many who lose mobility in that her rehabilitation
was primarily aimed at increasing occupational function
while in a wheelchair. Not content to simply live
in a chair for the rest of her life, she began exploring
other options.
Carmel ventured across the pond and the U.S. to
the state of Utah where she trained at a facility
that she enjoyed, although it focused more attention
on her strengths (her upper body) than where she
felt she wanted more work. Since she didn’t
want her body to become accustomed to living in
and moving through the use of a restrictive device,
she knew that she would need to find a viable, proven
alternative.
That’s when she happened to discover Journey
Forward and its progressive philosophy of dynamic
nervous stimulation of the entire body. At Journey
Forward, the client is brought through a process
of total-body exercise therapy using a variety of
modalities to which she hadn’t been exposed.
It’s been a unique and productive experience
for her thus far. In the two short months that she’s
been at Journey Forward, she now feels sensation
in her lower legs that she hadn’t felt previously
through active range of motion and load-bearing
exercise. Moreover, she has been able to see herself
riding a bike with minimal assistance and taking
real steps on a treadmill. All of this has given
her a renewed sense of hope for the future.
Carmel has been aggressive in her approach to training,
at 4-5 days per week. She is determined to continue
making progress and to one day get back on her feet.
It’s an attitude that will surely carry over
to her home training when she returns after two
months to a fully equipped gym utilizing many of
the techniques she learned while at our facility.
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