By Jason Dusza, OTR-L, CBIS and Alissa Humes, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Simple tasks such as getting up from the sofa, walking up and down the stairs, and even taking a shower are activities that most of us take for granted. But when you are severely injured, these simple endeavors become extremely…
By Andrea Sweet, PT, DPT, CBIS Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers In our Fall 2017 issue of Rainbow Visions, readers were introduced to the ReWalk exoskeleton. The ReWalkTM is a robotic device that integrates the user’s movements with a system of motors at key joints to externally control gait.1 The ReWalk device has helped many individuals with…
When Will Quarles walks into a room, his presence demands attention. Everyone takes notice, given his impressive height of six feet seven inches. However, you quickly recognize his reserved demeanor is one of calm and determination. Will has made significant improvements, both physically and mentally, in the relatively short time that he has been treating…
By Sarah Parks, MSOT, OTR/L, Abby Dull, PT, DPT, CBIS, CKTP and Kaitlin O’Hara, PT, DPT, CBIS Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers On any given day in the summer of 2016, you could have found Greg Graham playing basketball with his friends, hanging out with his cousins, or playing video games with his little brother. Greg had…
By LJ Sarten, ETS Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers The first day I met Tom Sparschu, he asked me to thread a needle for him. Upon returning the threaded needle, he said, “Thanks Buddy. Just wait, you’re going to be my new buddy.” Little did I realize at the time how true this statement would turn out…
By Pamela T. Boykin, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Jamall Duffey, presently a 22-year-old male enrolled in the Young Adult Program at the Rainbow’s Oakland Treatment Center, was involved in a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident on June 20, 2003. Jamall sustained a traumatic brain injury and was admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan…
Fearless Attitude. Bold Ambition. By Katlyn Steele Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Vocational Program participant Editor’s Note: The following is an inspiring story about how Rainbow Client Chuck Walker always lived life to the fullest. Last year, Chuck was diagnosed with inoperable cancer affecting his colon, liver, spleen and lungs. You’ll read about Chuck’s determination in not…
By Katlyn Steele Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Vocational Program participant Meet Nerico Nerico Johnson is an ambitious man who has always favored keeping busy. His activity within Rainbow Rehabilitation is not only diverse, but also very abundant. Having worked for Inkster Parks and Recreation in the past, Nerico seems at ease when talking to small groups…
By Katlyn Steele Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Vocational Program participant Laura Verkaik has loved horses for as long as she can remember. At the age of seven, she began helping at a local farm in exchange for being able to ride a Tennessee Walker named Kari. She would help feed the horses, clean the stalls, and…
By: Barry Marshall Editor, RainbowVisions Magazine David Abrams has been making a name for himself in the jewelry-making business over the last four years because of his high-quality work. He started working on this skill through a trade program in jewelry repair and stone setting at Groves High School in Birmingham, MI. He continued his…