From a young age, Connor Fields remembers being competitive鈥攙ery competitive. He played in a lot of team sports as a child growing up in Las Vegas and always wanted to...
After losing a limb, it's important to work with a team of rehabilitation specialists to prepare for the road ahead. Here are some tips to get you started.
After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs, known as phantom pain or stump pain. Describing your post-amputation pain can help your doctor accurately diagnose and...
Spencer Brown had a lot of exciting events coming up in his life鈥攁 graduation and a new baby鈥攂ut things suddenly changed when he suffered a spinal cord injury. Just a...
If you're missing a limb, a device called a prosthesis may help you perform daily activities such as walking, eating, or dressing. This kind of artificial limb will allow you...
If you've suffered a traumatic brain injury, your friends and family will be relieved once you're in recovery and may think that you no longer need their constant support and...
If you are in great physical condition, exercise regularly, and have a positive outlook on life, rehabilitation may not be on your radar. In an instant, however, your life can...
Bryan Caldwell was only 34 when he suffered a serious stroke. After two months in the hospital, he was transferred to Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital where he faced many challenges.
Two Para Nordic skiers, Drew Shea and Dani Aravich, get paralympic coaching and training from Tanja Kari, Paralympian gold medalist and program director of TRAILS, the adaptive sports program at...
Stay active and boost mental health with winter activities for adults with disabilities. Find adaptive sports and outdoor recreation in your community.
COVID-19 has been unpredictable as more is learned about the varied side effects of the virus. One surprising finding is the heightened risk of stroke and heart attack鈥攁nd not just...
One in 60 people in the US lives with a traumatic brain injury related disability. Here, we discusses the long-term effects of living with brain injuries.
When a car accident left Sarah Frei paralyzed, she chose to be unstoppable. With the help of her rehabilitation team at Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, she was determined to...
Venessa Lee, MD works with spinal cord injury patients at the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, the only Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredited Spinal Cord Specialty Program...
Kristen Knight was watching television when she tried to pick up the remote control on the side of her bed. Her left arm wouldn't move no matter how hard she...
