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Therapy patients give thumbs-up to 'Wii-hab' workouts
After suffering a few busted lips, Ray Ishee of Stringer gave up fist-fighting back in grade school.
But on a recent weekday, the 68–year-old willingly put up his dukes for a round of make-believe boxing. It’s part of his “Wii-habilitation” therapy at a Jackson hospital.
Staff at Methodist Rehabilitation Center began using the Nintendo Wii video game system in inpatient and outpatient therapy sessions a couple of months ago. And they say even elderly patients have come to embrace the chance to play virtual baseball, tennis, golf, bowling and boxing.  |
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Non-surgical solutions abound for back pain sufferers
Millard Frazier’s back hurt so bad, he could barely walk.
On the worst days, he would lie flat on his back, doped up on pain meds and thinking: This is no way to live.
Unwilling to undergo surgery, Frazier feared he might be in agony forever. Then he began seeing Dr. Kenneth Fox, a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). And within a month, he was “walking straight and pain-free.”
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New device puts spring in step of people with foot drop
Patients at Methodist Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation and Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics have been reaping the benefits of new devices that remedy a crippling condition called foot drop.
Madison retiree Yvonne Porter says the device has restored her confidence.
“Before, I had a fear of falling," she said. "Now I can go in the yard without my husband watching me or walk around the block without someone having to go with me. It’s freedom.”
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New lab introduces disabled computer users to best adaptive equipment for their needs
George Haden wants to finish the autobiography he was writing before surgery complications took away his ability to type.
Caroline Duckworth wants to stay in better touch with her three children, who haven’t lived with their mom since Duckworth became paralyzed from the neck down.
And quadriplegic Tony Watts longs for an easier way to e-mail friends and surf the Internet.
All three residents of Methodist Specialty Care Center in Flowood expect to benefit from a new Adaptive Computing Lab at Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson.
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A Jackson family learns to navigate the long road back from a brain injury
More than a year after suffering a life-threatening brain injury, 23-year-old Samuel Lane Jr. of Jackson can celebrate a long list of hard-won achievements – a B average in a Millsaps College English course, a solo plane ride to Atlanta and a growing level of independence.
Much is the result of a rehab experience that his father describes as “all positive, all uplifting.”
“The good people at Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson gave us hope,” Sam Lane Sr. said. “And in an ordeal of this magnitude, hope is all you have.”
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