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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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Standing wheelchair expands capabilities of Laurel librarian
Wheelchair user Drenda Barrett used to fear a literary avalanche every time she grabbed a book off an overhead shelf.
“I’ve pulled books down on my head a time or two – and some of our books are not light,” said the Laurel librarian.
So there’s no disguising her delight with a new power wheelchair that allows safe access to the library’s loftiest perches.
“You know what it is like when a child gets their favorite toy for Christmas? That’s how she reacted,” said Allison Fracchia, a Methodist Rehabilitation Center physical therapist who fitted Barrett with the Levo Combi standing wheelchair. “She could not stop smiling.”
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