Entries in methodist rehab (3)

Tuesday
Apr172012

Mirror Box Therapy Helps a Georgia Woman After Near-Fatal Accident Claimed Her Left Arm 

Produced by Jim Albritton | An innovative form of therapy that uses mirrors to retrain the brain is helping a Georgia woman recover from an amputation after a near-fatal auto accident nearly claimed her life.

Wednesday
Jun292011

High-tech Therapy Lends Methodist Rehabilitation Center Patients Helping Hand 

Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson recently became one of only six centers in the Southeast -- and the only one in Mississippi -- to offer the innovative Armeo Spring therapy. The system, which pairs an assistive movement device with a virtual reality training program, can be used for patients who have suffered arm paralysis or weakness due to stroke, spinal cord and brain injuries and other neurological disorders.

Sunday
Apr032011

Walk and Roll Raises $50,000 for Neuroscience Research

Produced by Jim Albritton | The second annual Walk and Roll on Methodist Rehabilitation Center's east campus in Flowood benefits the Wilson Research Foundation which funds neuorscience research at the Jackson, Mississippi hospital. This year's event raised $50,000 to fund brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke research. For more information, go to Wilson Research Foundation.