https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW08GdaZEJw Kristin McNealus, physical therapist, offers one simple diet tip that can benefit everyone (especially people with spinal cord injuries.) Her diet tip is to avoid soda and drink more water. Kristin states water helps with the digestion of food…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxC2cLAlSPc Kristin McNealus, a physical therapist gives the following advice for preparing meals as a person who has a disability: Packaged Freshly Cut Fruits and Vegetables Using packaged freshly cut fruits and vegetables can make meal prep a little faster,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XFDScOAiDM Kristin McNealus, a physical therapist, says “don’t let portion control sabatosh your weight loss!” Kristin discusses the appropriate portion sizes for people with spinal cord injuries based on a person’s level of injury, activity level, and gender. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iad3i7IwuL8&list=PLIR8xQ8tnXqipWwN3p7kriBRue0Kp5Fta&index=1 Physical Therapist, Kristin McNealus provides a weight loss formula to help wheelchair users live a healthier lifestyle. She suggests keeping progress notes in a journal 3500 calories = 1 pound. Therefore, Kristin points out that if an individual wants…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Ohggaid80&feature=youtu.be “Moving through rehab, I had no hope of anything changing in my body. When I came out (of rehab) I knew this was the life I would have to live,” says psychologist, Dr. Dan Gottlieb. Dr. Dan is a…
Aimee Copeland survived a flesh-eating bacteria. She lost her entire left leg, her right foot, and both hands. Aimee is a traveling motivational speaker sharing a message that life is not always as bad as it may seem. “You…
Have you seen the television show the “Good Doctor”? Before the show aired on ABC, 20/20 featured an episode on Tyler Sexton, a board certified pediatrician, who was born with cerebral palsy. Tyler is medical director of pediatrics at Singing…
Todd Balf has an incomplete spinal cord injury. He states that he does not fit into any recognizable category of spinal cord injury. People are often confused as to why he has trouble completing certain tasks because his disability is…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VY1gSBuo9I Patricia’s son Greg sustained a spinal cord injury in 2011. Greg became a paraplegic. Patricia states that in coming home, Greg had to learn how to cope with his mental health along with his physical well being. Patricia insinuates…
Aleem Syed, a paraplegic, is a chef who is the owner-operator of the first wheelchair accessible food truck in Canada. The food truck is called the Holy Grill and Aleem serves Halal dishes. His life is featured on a thirteen…