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11/14/07 The latest pictures and videos are up so be sure to check them out! If you plan on attending Working 2 Walk 2008 in Washington DC, be sure to make your hotel reservations early as rooms are filling up. Visit www.working2walk.org for more information!
11/11/07 Happy Birthday Kathryn!!
11/6/07 We welcome Shannon F. to the family this week. We hope that she works hard and we are able to give her ideas to take back home with her. Tim is back for 6 more months of hard work! Check out this article on him... Tim H Newspaper Article page 1.pdf Tim H Newspaper Article page 2.pdf
10/25/07 We wish Bryan the best and hope he works hard until his return in Jan! Mike C. had a great trial week-thanks for coming up. Shannon F. joins us next! We are excited to be working with Paul and Tim again after their short break and are happy that Michelle made the trip back up from Florida for several months of hard work. Be sure to keep an eye on their progress.
10/15/07 SCI-Step welcomes Mike C. next week and can't wait to have Paul, Michelle and Tim back over the next several weeks! 10/9/07 A DAY IN THE AIR We have planned another Skydiving event for Friday, October 19th so please let me know ASAP if you or anyone you know is interested in attending!
10/05/07 SCI-Step welcomes Doreen on Monday and we had a great week with Brad! We hope to see him back in Jan.
9/26/07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUCH! We welcome Bradley K. on Monday!
9/19/2007 SCI-Step welcomed Michelle H. last week and is excited that Bryan J. and his family returned to Mason to continue training for a few more months. Happy Birthday to Tim, Matt, Matt, Connor, Daniel, Paul and Jill this month! Be sure to check out Kathryn and Anne's most recent accomplishments on their page! It is wonderful progress for both of them! Everyone continues to work hard and we can't wait to see what the fall brings.
6/27/2007 SCI-Step welcomes Bryan J. after the July 4th holiday! 6/26/2007 The 3rd annual SCI Skydive event will be held on July 22nd! If you are interested in going, let us know! 6/19/2007 SCI-Step welcomed Yianni back last week and we had a blast training him again! This week Jimmy K. joined us and next week we welcome Dan T. Be sure to get your free week scheduled as slots are filling up fast! In the meantime, great things are happening! Matt B., Matt S. and Kevin M are working hard using AFO's. Gary took steps in a harness without braces and stim last week and Paul is getting better standing by himself. 6/4/2007 SCI-Step welcomes Sarah N. to the group this week and Tyler and Yianni will both be back next week. Yianni was the first patient to attend SCI-Step and Tyler has been away at school. It will be great to have them back again! 5/29/2007 SCI-Step is assisting Professir X with the promotion of his new CD. If you are interested in purchasing one, please let me know! Visit his site at www.professirx.com. 5/22/2007 Congrats to Kathryn for being crowned queen at her 8th grade graduation dance!
5/16/2007 The GameCycle® is the newest piece of equipment at SCI-Step! So far, it's a hit! Congrats to Gary Birzer who was mentioned in this month's ESPN magazine for his role in uncovering that the Jockey's Guild had let the catastrophic insurance policy of all their jockey's expire. They failed to tell the riders that they were uninsured but still collected the riding fees. It was not until Gary was paralyzed, that the facts were discovered. 5/15/2007 Join us Friday in Indianapolis for "A Day at the Race." Visit www.samschmidt.org for more information. Can't make it to Indy? We will also be attending the same event in Kentucky on August 10th so save the date and let me know if you would like to go with us. 5/8/2007 The 3rd Annual Race for a Cure for Friedrich's Ataxia will be on Sunday, May 20th. Our own Tammy Luebbe, organizes this 5K Run/Walk benefit for her son, Evan who was diagnosed with FA. Join us if you are interested, let me know! 5/7/2007 Being in DC and meeting all the wonderful individuals gave me the inspiration to do more. We are now offering one week at no cost to anyone interested in trying out our program. We want everyone with an SCI to have the ability to experience all the beneficial components necessary for SCI recovery and health maintenance. Whether you come for a week or decide to stay longer, we want to help in any way that we can. For more information and to receive an application, please email me at mbrock@sci-step.com. Already had a trial? We would love to have you here again! 5/4/07 Check out the latest video and pictures of Matt B and Kevin M. Kathryn's diagnosis was moved from a C 4 ASIA A to a C7 ASIA B last week! Based on medical necessity, Paul and Tim were both approved to stay in the program longer. Good Luck to Gary, who was asked to speak at a function prior to the KY Derby today. Congratulations to our graduates Kevin F, Kevin M. Liz and Christina!
5/2/07 Check out these great links for a great look at what happened in DC! Thank you to all that helped on these posts! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=81199&page=2 http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=80852 http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/member.php?u=8187 http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=81240
5/1/07 A few of the Sci-Step gang with Dr. McDonald in Washington DC!
The group representing OHIO on Capital Hill!! The rest of the pictures from DC will be up by the end of the week!! Be sure to check back!
4/26/07 We made it back and can't wait to share all the incredible information with everyone!! I promise to get it to you..right after I unpack! 4/20/07 A group of us leave Saturday for Washington DC to take part in the Unite 2 Fight Paralysis/Working to Walk Rally. If you plan on attending, let me know via email so we can meet up! 4/9/07 Welcome back Paul!! 4/3/2007 Daniel is having his 4th annual fundraising party this Friday night, April 6th for all those interested in attending! More information can be found at www.hardwalking.com. 4/2/2007 April is starting out great! Keep up the hard work everyone! If you are planning to go to Washington DC at the end of the month, let us know so we can all get together!! 3/30/2007 I know, I know! It is about time that I got around to updating the site! Things have been busy here but it is finally done!! Sorry! 3/23/2007 Check out the most recent pictures and videos of all our current clients! In addition to focusing on recovery, we emphasize health maintenance and the prevention of secondary complications! Great things are taking place here and we have something for everyone! 3/19/2007 The SCI Conference in Boston this past weekend was great! If you would like more information on the hot topics, please let me know! 3/8/2007 We welcome Matt S. to the group this week. Paul returns next week as well! Be sure to visit www.working2walk.org for the latest information on the April trip to Washington DC. Be sure to register early. We are going so if you are interested, let us know!! 2/23/2007 Sci-Step welcomes Paxton and Karla this week. Ben is also back with us again! Things are going great! 2/6/2007 Check out everyone's accomplishments!! 1/29/2007 January is going great! Ben and Paxton will be back in Feb. and we welcome Karla, Matt and Sherif over the next several weeks! Everyone is working hard!! Our thoughts are with Anne as she undergoes another surgery! 1/8/2007 Happy New Year! Sci-Step welcomes Taso, Luis and Pam who join us for training! We also welcome back Kevin M. Ben and Paul are in our thoughts as they both undergo surgical procedures this month. We can't wait till they are back and training hard again!
12/20/2006 Happy Holidays to all of you from us! Thanks for a great 2006!!
12/15/2006 Good luck to Rob this weekend! He is on the Indy Quad Squad, a quad rugby team that has a tournament in Columbus, Ohio this weekend! Some of us will be there to support you and your team!! 12/12/2006 Check out everyone's page!! Great steps are being taken!! In just three months, Stephanie is taking laps around the facility all by herself in her braces!!! Way to go!!! 12/7/2006 Check out Evan (and his brother Graham) Luebbe with Tiki Barber last weekend! Evan was able to meet Tiki with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation! He even got the opportunity to give the Giants their pep talk before the Dallas Cowboys game!!
12/4/2006 Sci-Step Holiday Lunch Party will be Thursday, December 21st!! Please feel free to contact Michele for more specific information if you are interested in attending! 11/27/2006 Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! Happy 21st Molly! 11/22/2006 Congrats to Paul! When he joined SS in Feb, his ASIA classification was considered a borderline B-C. At his Dr.'s appt this week, he is now considered a strong ASIA D. Keep up the hard work Paul!! 11/21/2006 Amber and Tyler will also be back and training hard next week! Tyler has been away at school and Amber has decided to join us for three more months! We are excited to work with them again!
11/20/2006 The news story on Jill aired last night on WCPO Channel 9. Although it is not on their website yet, here is the link so you can keep checking back! It was great! http://wcpo.com/wcpo/localshows/healthyliving/
11/13/2006 Friday and Saturday, the 17th & 18th, will be the 2nd Annual Benny-Fit for Ben. The event will be held at the IOK Gravel Pit in Cleves, Ohio. For more information, please contact Ryan Wilson at 513-515-5347.
11/10/2006 Congratulations to Evan Luebbe, Tammy's son! As part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Evan will get to meet Tiki Barber the weekend of December 2nd!! He will get to attend the Giant's practice, have one on one time with Tiki and get to attend the game on Sunday!! How exciting for the Luebbe family!!
11/8/2006 Everyone is doing great and working hard!! Be sure to check out the most recent pictures!!
10/31/2006 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 10/26/2006 LeeAn joins us on Monday! Jill will be back to start training again next week as well!
10/23/2006 We welcome Amber today! Congrats to Gary who drove to therapy for the first time today!!!
10/17/2006 Jill is doing great! Follow her blog by visiting....
http://blogs.scripps.com/wcpo/stem/ 10/12/2006 Welcome back Tim!! Sci-Step will also welcome Amber and LeeAn over the next several weeks! 10/9/2006 Jill will be in our thoughts on Saturday the 14th as she undergoes Dr. Lima's procedure in Portugal. We will keep you posted on her progress and will see her in a few weeks!! 10/6/2006 The RTI300S is here....YAHOO!! 10/2/2006
What a great image!! 9/26/2006 Sci-Step is excited to announce that we will be adding the RTI-300S to the equipment list!! We will keep you updated on the status of our newest addition! 9/22/2006 Be sure to get your Sci-Step clothing at www.cafepress.com/scistep 9/12/2006 Skydiving was a blast! More pictures to come!
9/8/2006 Skydiving tomorrow!! See everyone there!! Good Luck Anne....you will be just fine and we will be thinking of you all day Monday! Daniel's event is tonight in Newport. Let me know if you need additional information! 9/7/2006 Sci-Step has a ton of September birthdays... Happy Birthday to Tim, Kristen, Daniel, Matt, Connor, Paul, Matt and Jill! 9/5/2006 Thank you to everyone who supported Gary this weekend at River Downs! He stood in his braces to show how far he has come in a year!
9/1/2006 Sci-Step will be closed on Monday, September 4th for Labor Day. 8/29/2006 The 2nd Annual Gary Bizer benefit will be held on Sunday, September 3rd at Riverdowns. If you would like more information, please let me know! 8/22/2006 Sci-Step will welcome Alicia, Stephanie, Sherif and Taso over the next month!! 8/17/2006 Best of luck to Kevin in his last semester in Toledo! Can't wait until you are back here training again! We'll miss you! 8/15/2006 Skydiving is right around the corner....please let me know if you are planning on attending so that I can send you some additional information on the event! Mark your calendar...Saturday, September 9th! 8/11/2006 Check out this story on Kathryn! It was a huge success! http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20060727/NEWS01/607270500/&template=printpicart 8/8/2006
As most of you know, Sci-Step and
the entire community lost suffered a tragic loss this past weekend.
Megan Filipek's
life was cut short after a jet ski accident on Lake Cumberland with her
boyfriend, Greg. As you can imagine, everyone who knew Megan is devastated
by the news. She will be dearly missed by all of us here at Sci-Step and are
thankful for the time we were able to spend with her.
7/31/2006 Sci-Step is looking for dedicated individuals to help as we expand this fall!! Please let Michele know if you are interested! 7/27/2006 The latest and greatest are updated on each page!! AMAZING work guys!! 7/21/2006 Sign up now for the skydiving trip on September 9th!!
7/17/2006 Anne is back at home and ready to get up again soon! Sci-Step will welcome Sherif in the next few weeks! 7/13/2006 Sci-Step welcomes Peggy B. this week!! 7/12/2006 Our thoughts are with Anne today as she undergoes hip replacement surgery! This is something she has been waiting for since her accident!! She is fighter and will up and moving again in no time! 7/7/2006 The site is updated with all the latest and greatest footage!! Great things are happening!! 7/4/2006 Happy July 4th!! 6/30/2006 It is that time again, Tim is going home for the summer! We will miss him and hope he keeps up his hard work! See you in October Tim!!! 6/22/06 About time for an update huh? Life at SCI-Step is crazy!! Everyone's pictures will be updated over the next several days! A ton happened the last 2 weeks!! People are working hard and it is showing! 6/14/2006 Tyler is back with us for the summer!!! 6/5/2006 John B started today!! May he be an inspiration to anyone wanting to get here. He and I have been in contact for nearly 2 1/2 years and he came up here for a tour two years ago!! He is finally in the program!! 6/2/2006 Ben did it!! Not only did he graduate from high school, he stood up to receive his diploma!! Check out this video!
On the titles to the
left, click on:
Paralyzed student
stands to receive diploma
Check out the shirt is
was wearing!!!!
Way to go Ben!! 5/31/2006 John B. joins the group on June 5th!! 5/30/2006 Check out this article on Ben! We have been working with him to get up in braces in order to stand and accept his high school diploma! http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20060530/NEWS0102/605300348
5/25/2006 Sci-Step is pleased to announce that we have begun working with the NTAF Spinal Cord Injury Program to assist with the funding of our program. This is a great option for those seeking financial assistance. If you would like additional information about your options please visit www.catastrophicfund.org.
5/22/2006 Sci-Step welcomes Kevin M. to the group!
5/19/2006 TIM WALKED over 10, 000 feet this week!! That is 2 miles!!!! YAHOO!!
5/17/2006 We are pleased to announce that our newest addition to the facility is the VitaGlide. It is an upper body toning, shoulder strengthening and cardio workout that has the linear "push/pull" motion so there is no unwarranted stress on the shoulders!
5/15/2006 Matt and Michele arrived home safely after a great trip to the SCI Conference in Las Vegas over the weekend. Exercise based recovery leads the topic of conversation and we know we are on the right track in conjunction with current research being conducted. It was great to see everyone that has supported us along the way! We are also happy to report that we had a great breakfast with Ted, Eric, Bianca and John from Project Walk. It was good to sit down with them and talk about our programs and the future of SCI recovery!
5/5/2006 Happy 3rd Birthday Sci-Step!!
4/30/2006 The Washington DC Symposium and Rally is scheduled for April 29th-May 2, 2006. For more information visit www.working2walk.org We hear that so far it is a great success!!
4/27/2006 This week was great!! Be sure to check out the latest on each page! Kathryn is back with us and Liz joins us next week!
4/21/2006 Sci-Step is now accepting applications for summer interns. Please email Michele Brock at mbrock@sci-step.com.
4/12/2006 Sci-Step welcome's Kristin, Rob and Matt W. to the group!! Be sure to check out their pages!
4/11/2006 HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel features Gary this month! They even filmed some of the footage for the story here at Sci-Step! Be sure to watch if you can.
4/6/2006 We have seen a ton of accomplishments the past two weeks!! Be sure to check out the individual pages!!
4/1/2006 Sci-Step welcome's Ben S. this week!!
3/14/2006 Way to work hard everyone!!
3/7/2006 Thank you to all those that believe in us and give 110% every day that they enter our doors! We would not be here if it weren't for your hard work and dedication!
2/23/2006 The Washington DC Symposium and Rally is scheduled for April 29th-May 2, 2006. For more information visit www.working2walk.org
2/19/2006 Sci-Step welcomes Jill and Kevin to the program in and Myke Jackson joined our training team this week! We are looking for several more exercise physiologists to join our team over the next several months so be sure to let us know if you or someone you know is interested! Skydiving is now officially on Sept 9th and Mike Utley is jumping with us!!! Let us know if you would like to join us for a day of fun! More details to come! 2/10/2006 Keep an eye open for the latest happening here!! Check out the most recent videos! We are now participating providers for Medicare Part B patients! We changed our training days effective March 1st!! With the increasing interest in Wednesdays, we are happy to announce that we are no longer closed that day! 2/4/2006 Check out the most recent videos of Tim and Matt from today! They are amazing! Both are walking!! 2/2/06 For all those who followed the event last year, save the date for skydiving! We will be doing it again this year in September! If you are interested in learning more about it, let us know!! 1/31/06 Welcome to Sci-Step Paul and "Jack"!! 1/12/2006 The website has been updated with the latest pictures of our facility and equipment! Check it out!! 1/9/2006 Happy New Year to everyone!! We are starting off the year with a bang! Our Christmas present to everyone was a VersaTrainer and we are excited to give everyone a great upper body workout using it! Tim went home to PA for the holidays and was given 6 more months of training by his doctor!! He is using his arm crutches about 75% of the day and trying to stay out of the chair as much as he can! Matt B is standing on his own using a standard walker and is able to sit to stand with minimal assistance. He has made great strides over the past 6 weeks in this area and hopes to be able to stand up on his own very soon! Anne's Schwinn pedaling is improving even more and she has big goals for 2006! Gary is working at those transfers to become more independent at home and is continuing to work on his LE movements! Daniel is walking around here in his KFO braces more and more and his goal is to perfect his gait and improve his UE and core strength! Dan worked out a ton over his holiday break and his strength looked great!! Too bad school starts up again this week! Kathy continues to see improvement after her training and is able to stand longer and longer each week! Check out her video on of her squats! Brad hopes to return to a "normal" schedule this month and work on those steps! Mitch will be in next week and we can't wait to put him thru a great workout! We hope to see Kim, "Jack", Paul, Larry and Kathryn over the next several months and will keep you posted!! Best of luck to Tyler, Dan, Michael, David and Kathleen this semester in school! Keep us posted! Thanks to Stephanie who helped us out the past several weeks! 12/30/05 Check out the latest going on this week!! 12/25/05 Merry Christmas!!
12/17/05 Everyone is getting ready for the Holidays here at Sci-Step!! Call for our training schedule! Kathryn C. joins us next week and Paxton T. will be here in Jan. Both will be exciting additions to the group. Daniel is back from his trip out west and getting back into things again! Cody came up for a visit and it was great to spend time with him! Thank you to everyone that celebrated my birthday with me!! It was a nice surprise!
12/12/05 Be sure to check out Matt and Tim!! They are doing incredible things! Kathy is making great progress and Dan and Gary are working hard. Tyler is getting back into the swing of things and was on the treadmill today! Brad and Daniel return this week and we can't wait to see Cody who will be visiting!! Our thoughts are with Scott, who is recovering in Tennessee.
12/6/05 We are entering December with a bang-great things are happening! Be sure to check out the latest accomplishments of our current clients!! The most recent updates will be on the site this week!!
11/23/05 Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and family! It was great to see Kim Sondles this week. She is home on break from Duke and came in to help out! Safe travels to Daniel as he visits his brother in San Diego! Be careful!! You too Brad-have a blast in Key West! Tyler joins us for several weeks of intense training while he is home from school! It will be great to see him!
11/17/05 Life at Sci-Step is great! Be sure to check out the most recent pictures and videos of Anne, Matt, Tim, Brad, Kathy, Daniel, Dan and Gary do far in November!
11/7/05 Brad put on his braces for the first time since 1990!! He had never been able to take steps in them before but check him out now!! It is amazing! Tim is cruising around here with very little effort using the crutches now!! Way to go! Matt's gait is becoming much smoother and he is gaining incredible strength in his triceps! Daniel is working hard on that ERGYS too! Go Gary and Dan-keep pushing!
11/2/05 Welcome to Sci-Step Kathy!
10/28/2005 Happy Birthday to David!
10/27/2005 Tim is now walking with the arm crutches and NO harness!! Wow! Gary is controlling steps both backwards and lateral too! Daniel had a great run on the Schwinn today! Brad is still working hard on the treadmill! Matt's steps are looking better and better and his eval showed a tremendous increase in triceps, fingers and shoulders this time around!
10/20/2005 The past few days have been a workout for the camera!! Tim walked using arm crutches for the first time! AMAZING! Gary was able to control hip movements while sitting upright! A HUGE first! Matt is pushing up very smoothly on the TotalGym-check out those quads! Brad took steps on the Treadmill!! A first attempt in 17 years! Daniel rode the Schwinn bike without assistance! Yahoo! It was perfect!
Sci-Step will welcome Kathy in the next week or so as well!!
10/17/2005 Best of luck to Gary and Amy in Washington DC!!
10/10/05 Matt and Gary are motivating each other...and not one height joke was cracked!!
10/4/05 Anne woke up this morning ready to try out the Schwinn for the first time ever!! Cheered on by everyone here, check out what she did!! Videos of Anne 10/3/05 Be sure to check out
www.unite2fightparalysis.org. It is an
organization established and One of the most pressing items that they are
addressing is the passage 9/30/05 Tim dedicated one year to Sci-Step and returned home to PA this summer for 3 months. He returned last week for another hard year of work and just today accomplished more than he ever thought possible!! This truly shows why we have dedicated everything we have to activity based recovery! Last June he entered our doors in his wheelchair as a T12 Complete A injury. He had no movement and no control of anything below his injury. Today he walked on the treadmill independently and balanced standing alone!! If this does not convince the skeptical, we are not sure what will! Check out his videos to see for yourself at Videos of Tim. 9/26/05 Need a gift idea for an upcoming birthday or Christmas present? Sci-Step now has gift cards available and all purchases are directly applied to the designated individual's account. Give the gift of recovery! Please contact Michele at mbrock@sci-step.com for more information! 9/24/05 Sci-Step welcomes Daniel to the group! Stay tuned for pictures! 9/22/05 The website was updated today with the latest and greatest! Check out Anne's climb back as she overcomes a broken leg, Gary showing perfect form in the ParaStep, Brad's first time standing in 10 years Kathleen mastering curbs and Matt displaying amazing balance on all fours! AND THAT WAS JUST THIS WEEK! Tim returns tomorrow for another year of hard work after going home to PA for the summer!! Stay tuned! 9/16/05
On October 22,2005 Scott Little and Mayberry will be holding a
fundraiser concert in Forsyth, GA. The proceeds from the show will go towards
therapy at Sci-Step for John Belknap. If you're interested in attending the
show or learning more about John, go to
www.John-B.net
Scott Little -
www.ScottLittle.com
Mayberry -
www.MayberryBand.com
9/7/05 Sunday's benefit for Gary had incredible turnout! See more pictures by clicking on Birzer Benefit 9/4/05
9/03/05 Check out this article in today's Cincinnati Enquirer on Gary and his family: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/SPT/509030423/1
9/1/05 Happy Birthday this month to Tim, Matt R. and Matt B!!
8/29/05 On Sunday, September 4th, River Downs Race Track in Cincinnati will be hosting the Gary Birzer Benefit. Here is the Press Release from 8/19/2005. www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=56621&subsec=1 8/22/05 Skydving?? Yep! We did it!! A group of 17 went on Saturday, the 20th to Greensburg, IN to Skydive!! Of that group, NINE were spinal cord injured!! It was amazing and a huge success! Everyone had an incredible time and the word is that it will be a yearly outing! If you are interested in being contacted for this adventure or anything else we plan for a group outing, please let me know! Thanks to everyone who made this a great time-especially Keith and Bob at Skydive Greensburg! More pictures can be seen on the Skydiving 8/20/05 link!
8/19/2005 Happy Birthday this month to Gary, Andrew and Yianni! 8/16/05 For the second summer in a row, we have had the pleasure of working with David! Once again, these three months FLEW by and he returned to Bucknell... we will all miss him!
7/7/05 The Sci-Step website has taken on a few changes this week as we work to make our pictures and videos faster. All participant footage will be on their page separated into video and pictures according to the link. New things are happening each day and updates will occur on a regular basis! Stay tuned!
6/21/05 Wow! It has been over a month since our last update! Hoe fast time has flown by! Things are going great for everyone and recent videos and pictures are on their pages! Be sure to watch Michael standing and advancing his steps, David & Gary moving their thumbs and Matt in his braces!! Kathleen is moving even faster on the treadmill as she brings down her 1 mile time too! Tyler joined us this week for the summer too! Keep posted on us and be sure to stay tuned for an upcoming article featuring SCI-Step in the local paper!! 5/12/05 This summer is moving in fast! We are going full steam ahead and keeping busy! Shari Matkin joined our family as an exercise physiologist! We welcome Gary to our group as he begins down the road to recovery and David comes back next week for the entire summer while on his "break" from college! We are so excited to have him back in Ohio! Matt, Dan, Tim and Allison are all still pushing strong after their first full year with us! Michael, Andrew, Scott and Kathleen continue to make great strides as well! 4/1/05 Wow! I apologize for how long it has taken for an update!! Keep buying those magnets! Everyone here is doing wonderful and we have some big accomplishments to report! Matt received his KFO's, is up in them and working hard at maintaining his balance point. Steps are right around the corner! Tim is walking more and more in his AFO's and is mastering the arm crutches. Jason was fitted for KFO's and is working hard at walking in the ParaStep while waiting to receive them. Andrew has seen significant improvement in his quads and is able to walk on the treadmill for about 45 minutes! Dan is doing great at walking with the Parastep and his biceps are incredible! Michael's diagnosis has been changed to an ASIA B and we are seeing more and more movement in his quads! He flys around here in braces too! Kathleen walked 31 minutes on the treadmill unassisted today and is up to 50mins. on a spinning bike! Lookout July at Danskin Tri! Scott is spinning even longer each week and is working hard at getting his lower body muscles built back up on the ERGYS. Allison has made dramatic changes in her muscle strength and is walking even longer each week in our MassStrap! Anne is still working hard at maintaining how far she has come while waiting for news on her hip! Jimmy came to visit and it was great to see him again! We wish everyone the best! Be sure to check out each person's page for the newest video!! 2/22/05 Welcome Kathleen & Scott! Things are so busy here that it has been hard to find time to update! Everyone is working very hard and making huge accomplishments! I promise to update individually soon! 1/14/05 This week we launched the ribbon magnet campaign and Jason and Andrew join the Sci-Step family!! 1/8/05 Well, things are off to a wonderful start so far this year!! Upon returning from a few days off, Tim has been able to take 6 consecutive steps in his AFO braces while concentrating on his quads and not just pulling with his hip flexors!! It is looking great! Matt, is taking many more steps in the rail system and is looking stronger than ever! Dan is seeing more and more strength in his triceps and Michael rode the spin bike for 25 unassisted minutes! Allison's step are looking great and she is able to focus on her control as well! 12/9/04 We are happy to report that everyone is doing great and continuing to make progress! Matt B, Tim and Michael are working on walking and improving daily! Dan's upper body strength is great and he was able to ride our spin bike last week! Allison had a great day with her steps on Saturday! We are also happy to announce the addition of three new clients in Jan. Jeremy, Scott and Jason will join us! It will be an amazing start to 2005! 11/8/04 We have entered November with hard work and dedication. Tim, Matt, Dan, Michael, Anne and Allison are all focused and looking towards their goals! Keep updated on their most recent videos by clicking on their names to the left! We have added a new piece of equipment to the program. It is from M.A.S.S. Rehab and called the mass strap. Below is a picture of Matt working on balance using it!
10/19/04 It is a sad time with the recent loss of one of our greatest hero's. We will fight hard to continue what he has started. Tim is back and looks great. Those AFO's are the key and he is walking faster and with more control. I just ordered his forearm crutches...we will see what happens! Michael is also working on gaining more hip flexor strength by using his KFO's. Check out the video on his page. Matt was able to stand in the standing frame without the back support last week. Keeping his knees locked is one thing that we are working very hard at! 10/4/04 Sci-Step is entering the fall with more motivation than ever seen. Great things are happening to everyone in the program and we can't wait to see where this will take each and every one of them. Tim went home for a three week break and will be back with us for three more months on the 18th. Bill also went home to spend some time in WI and will be back for three more months this winter. Everyone else is still pushing hard and making great strides towards their goals. Matt has entered his 7 month with us and we have seen ankle and toe control more than ever before. Dan is now doing three days a week while going to school and still making great progress. Check out Michael's personal page for the videos of his most recent movements!! How wonderful! Space is filling up for the fall and winter 2005 sessions so be sure to make definite plans if you are coming to Ohio to join us!! 9/7/04 Tim does it again...1,000 feet two days in a row! How incredible! Dan is making major improvements in truck control and hip adduction/abduction strength. He started school at ITT today and will continue our program while attending classes. Michael continues to gain strength in his lower limbs and Bill is able to stand for more than 30 minutes on a good day! Matt had his 6 month PT evaluation last week and I am so excited to share the results (with his permission of course):
8/20/04 This summer has just flown by! David returned to Sci-Step for three weeks prior to heading back to Bucknell. We will sure miss him and can't wait to work with him again next spring! Tim is still walking around the facility and is increasing his stamina daily. We hope that he has the ability to continue another three months. Who can only guess what he will be able to accomplish! Matt is working hard at riding the spin bike longer and longer. He has been able to stand using a walker and a little support from us. Increasing his trunk and upper body strength only allow this to become easier and easier for him! Dan is working hard at his upper body strength and is voluntarily moving his hip flexors like it is nothing! Bill was able to stand for 40 minutes this week and just today abducted his hip flexors! He is making great progress. Allison has been focusing on separating quad and hip flexors and is doing great! We also welcome Michael this week. He is from Cincinnati and will come to the facility three times a week while attending school this fall. Things are great here! 7/19/04 Last week was a great one! Tim walked from the front door to his van last week!! Dan was able to sit up independently and also adducted and abducted his hip flexors! Bill is working hard at sitting up without support and even stood for the first time since his accident! Allison returned from vacation and picked up where she left off and Anne is working hard at getting herself back to pre-surgery condition! Matt is still seeing tremendous movements in his legs and they are becoming stronger and stronger. Yianni came down for a visit and we had a blast! We miss him a ton! He looks so good in his manual chair! Be sure to check out the newspaper article on us too! Visit the press release section! 7/06/04 Everyone is doing great this week! Tim increased his walking to 500 feet! Dan is getting stronger at locking out his knees and abducted at the hip today! 6/28/04 Bill joined the group today! Tim did the ultimate this morning! He walked 11ft. with just a walker! It was amazing! Be sure to click on his name to watch the video! Dan was able to lock out his knees today on the total gym! What a great accomplishment! Matt and Anne are still working hard towards their goals! It was a great week! 6/21/04 Dan started today and we are excited to have him join the group! Anne is back and in full force this week too! 6/15/04 We said goodbye to David last week but look forward to seeing him again August 1st to pick up where we left off. Tim arrived safe and sound this weekend. He has already seen movement in his quads and was able to pedal a spin bike on the first attempt! We see great things to come in his future at Sci-Step! Congrats to Kim as she is now officially an Ohio State grad! Yahoo!! 6/3/04 Summer has brought us many changes so far and it is only the first week in June! Jennifer had to leave very suddenly but is set to be back and resume training on September 1st. We know that she will keep up with her newly acquired skills and our thoughts are with her mother as she recuperates from a total hip replacement. Amazing is the only way to sum up what Matt has been able to do in the past few weeks! He can now transfer in and out of his chair independently, sit up from lying on his side, lift his legs at the hips, lock out his knees, do a calf raise and just today, we witnessed trace hamstring control! Yesterday, being the jokester that he is, kept stopping the motor of the elliptical with his legs! David joined us for 4 weeks and has made remarkable changes during his time here. We will be sad to see him leave on Tuesday but can't wait to pick up where we leave off in August! He is now able to prop himself up on the mat with much more control and was able to ride the ERGYS2 last week for 30 minutes without fatigue! This is incredible considering the week before he fatigued in just 2 minutes! He was also able to lock out his knees several times on the total gym and we are focusing on perfecting that movement. He loves the pool and has made great progress with aqua therapy as well. Allison is still making significant progress each week and we can't believe that it is the same person who joined us in March! She was able to walk on the treadmill last week for nearly 30 minutes, coordinating the steps on her own!! Anne is still unable to fully return to her program after her surgery but last weekend, she traveled to Atlanta for the holiday weekend all by herself! This was a goal for her and she conquered it just like all the others that she has set! Cody came back this week for a visit and we loved seeing him again! He will return in September to pick up where he left off! We will be welcoming Tim, Dan and Bill during the month of June. Be sure to check out their progress as well as any new pictures and videos of our current clients! 5/17/04 Happy Birthday to us!! Jennifer made us a wonderful cake all by herself with her newly learned skills and more control over her upper extremities!! It was yummy!
Matt B. can now feel pressure/pain on various spots of his low back, knee and ankle. Although it is not the best feeling... it is still a form of return! He has decided to stay another three months and we can't be happier! David started with us last week and is going great! Be sure to stayed tuned for progress updates! 5/1/04 Things are still going great here in Ohio! Jennifer is back after a two week trip home. Her doctor was amazed at her progress and this first week back was no exception! Matt is now able to do calf raises on command and even stood today with a walker. Be sure to take a peek at the picture on his page under participants! How incredible! While Anne's body is adjusting to her pump, she is busy maintaining the gains she has made with strength and weight bearing. It won't be long before she is back in action. Allison is doing wonderful with the biofeedback and last week walked backwards overground with the LiteGait! We are applying the techniques she is learning using the NeuroEd to functional movements! Look out! David Van Wagener will join the family the middle of May! 4/12/04 Sci-Step is pleased to announce that we are now officially considered an outpatient PT center! This is great news for those that have PT coverage on your plans. Although our philosophy and program have not changed, we will be able to bill insurance for specific components carried out by our new PT, Sara Johnston! We also welcome Kim Sondles to the team who will be with us thru June. She will then go onto Duke to pursue a Master's in PT. Both are wonderful and share the recovery vision that we have. It was a sad day last week when Cody left us after 6 months and returned home to MO to help out with the family business. He will be back to pick up where he left off in the fall and we will be counting the days until his return! Jennifer and Anne continue to work hard and see results daily! Matt was able to lock out his knees last week and can now transfer independently! He is making tremendous progress very fast! We are seeing a great deal of improvement with Allison and she has more and more control over her movements! Her smile brightens the room! 3/22/04 Sci-Step welcomes Matt and Allison to our family! Be sure to watch for updates on their progress! Best wishes to Anne who successfully had the baclofen pump installed this morning. She is doing great and we can't wait to get back to work minus the horrible hip flexor spasticity! Jennifer was did her first round of treadmill training and standing with the ParaStep. These are two huge accomplishments for her as she now has developed the strength and endurance to participate in these two components! Cody is making great strides to reach his goal of bench pressing 280lbs. Last week he was able to lift 270lbs!! This is incredible as he was only able to lift 185lbs. back in September! 3/12/04 Happy Birthday to Cody this week!! As he becomes another year older, he is still working hard. He is almost back to 100% after his skin graft and not letting huge bandages stop him! He was back in his braces and working on the treadmill. He also went back to pool therapy and was continuing to walk underwater!! Yeah! Anne has a date of the 22nd for her baclofen pump installation we can't wait to see what she can do upon returning. This will only keep her down 2-3 days and then watch out! Jennifer continues to make incredible progress. She was able to ride the ERGYS2 six miles last week as compared to the 1/2 mile ride she was doing back in Jan. This shows the huge amount of strength and endurance she is building up in her lower limbs! She also can lift her upper body to do a simulated crunch!! It looks great! Did we mention she is sitting on the Theracycle unsupported for her entire ride? She has also decided to extend her program thru August! Look out! Sci-Step also welcomes Matthew and Allison to our group and can't wait to begin working with them over the next several weeks! More information to come! Our thoughts go out to Yianni who will have surgery on the 15th... 3/2/04 Another great week at Sci-Step. Cody is back and able to do everything but aqua therapy. He was even on the treadmill today!! Jennifer swam 2 laps in the pool this morning using her triceps and shoulders, which are tremendously stronger. Anne is continuing to see increases in her strength as she waits for her Balcofen pump. 2/21/04 This past week was great for Sci-Step. Cody returned after undergoing a skin graft for a burn on his calf. Although still limited, he is training just a hard! A PT progress report noted voluntary control of 10 muscles that were not present in September. This is a huge display of progress! Susan also returned after taking several weeks off. A sprained wrist has kept her out of some components this week but we hope she will be back 100% soon! Anne received word that she will be getting her Baclofen pump mid-March and this will enable her to enter the next phase in the program minus the spasms. Jennifer is making tremendous progress as she enters the mid-point in her program. She is seeing progress daily and loves working on the mat as she is seeing great upper body and trunk improvements. We are still working hard at converting our program to physical therapy and hope to have all aspects taken care of soon so we can start accepting most insurance plans! |
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