• Inspirational Stories

    Here are a few inspirational stories about people whose treatment by a physical therapist helped them improve or restore mobility and move forward with their lives.

  • Eugene

    When the top of a dead white oak tree snapped and pinned him down, Dr. Eugene Alford suffered a crushed T4 vertebra, damage to several other vertebrae, and a blockage of blood supply to his spinal cord, which left him paralyzed below the waist.

    Joyce

    Suffering the effects of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Joyce couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs. After treatment by her physical therapist, she was strong enough to vacation in Rome with her husband.

    Laura

    Laura's broken wrist, and pain related to lymphedema, threatened to end her career as an iconographer, but her physical therapist helped her paint again.

    Tanner

    Caused by an undetected birth defect, brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), Tanner’s stroke resulted in a coma and the need for three brain surgeries.

    Vivian

    Suffering from sarcoidosis in her lungs, Vivian went through seven years of different doctors while experiencing "bent-over pain" that ended her career, challenged her life at home, and had her craving pain medication.

    Wally

    Several years ago, the founder of Famous Amos Cookies was sidelined by an excruciating pinched nerve in his shoulder that affected not only his range of motion, but also his sense of touch.

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