Shepherd Center Magazine Winter 2014 Edition Available for Download
The winter 2014 issue of Shepherd Center's quarterly magazine is now available for download as a PDF file (click here).
In this edition's cover story, three former Shepherd Center patients talk about life 15-plus years after spinal cord injury. Also, Shepherd Center experts weigh in with their advice on longevity and healthy living for people with spinal cord injury. Their answers are good advice for everyone, regardless of physical condition.
The features section includes these articles:
Shepherd Center Offers Benefits of Beyond Therapy
Research finds activity-based therapy can help promote long-term recovery following brain injury.
Team Martin
A community comes together to bring a Kenyan pastor to Shepherd Pathways. An Atlanta pastor leads the charge to help the pastor, Martin Mwangi, receive therapy following a brain injury he sustained in an automobile accident in Kenya.
Beating the Odds
Andee Poulos returns to school and inspires her community after a remarkable recovery from a brain injury.
Casting Hope
A fly-fishing program helps military service personnel with brain injuries and PTSD. Project Healing Waters works with Shepherd Center’s SHARE Military Initiative to teach the lifetime recreational activity of fly-fishing.
For more information, contact editor Katie Malone at katie_malone@shepherd.org.
Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.