19Underwater treadmills provide cutting-edge spinal cord injury rehab

http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/blog/2010/01/19/underwater-treadmills-provide-cutting-edge-spinal-cord-injury-rehab/

<p>Physical therapist Sandra Stevens first explored the use of underwater treadmills at Middle Tennessee State University with children suffering from cerebral palsy. She hypothesized that the underwater system might also have profound benefits for spinal cord injury patients struggling to relearn how to walk and move. Stevens noted dramatic improvement…</p>