Children's Therapy Center receives grant for spinal treatment

POSTED AT 09:27 PM ON Mar. 19, 2012 (UPDATED AT 09:27 PM ON Mar. 19, 2012) PRINT | Email | Editor | SHARE | | Recommend(0)

The Childrens Therapy Center at IU Health-Bloomington Hospital has a new way of rehabilitating patients with spinal cord injuries.

The center was recently awarded a $6,800 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aids in curing spinal injuries.

The award was one of 76 grants that added up to almost $450,000 for more than 100 organizations nationwide.

The Quality of Life grants are awarded twice every year to nonprofit organizations and projects dedicated to improving the lives of people who live with paralysis or other spinal cord injuries.

The grant for the Childrens Therapy Center has helped fund a 30-foot Solo-Step System.

The system can be portable or mounted to the ceiling on a track, which is attached to a lanyard and allows the therapist to try to improve the patients gait long-term.

The full amount of the grant was spent on the Solo-Step System, said Pam Felts, manager at the Childrens Therapy Center.

Patients have already begun using the new equipment, she said.

I saw a kiddo run for the first time after a traumatic brain injury from a car accident, she said. I couldnt believe it. It was like he was free.

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