Pushing Boundaries

Pushing Boundaries serves the paralysis and movement-disorder community by providing exercise therapy programs and community resources that support clients, their families, and caregivers. Our mission is accomplished in two primary ways: ? Providing highly customized, intensive exercise therapy programs that expand function, physically strengthen, and challenge clients to progress further. Our team uses specialized equipment on-site to maximize the efficacy of our therapy. ? Providing a broad online resource library, accessible 24 hours a day, where our clients, their families, and anyone in the paralysis community can research topics and service providers that support independence. Common search topics include legal support, transportation help, funding assistance, and specialized home conversion contractors. Since its inception, Pushing Boundaries has provided nearly 70,000 hours of exercise therapy, serving over 1,100 clients. The online resource library averages 400 uses per month. Our clients navigate a variety of diagnoses/conditions: ? Acute Incident Conditions/Diagnoses: These clients had a specific, life-altering event that directly led to their current condition. Examples: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Stroke ? Degenerative Diagnoses: These clients have been diagnosed with a neurological disorder which impacts movement and motor control- typically with an increase in severity of symptoms as the disease progresses. Examples: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease ? Congenital Diagnoses: These clients were born with a condition of the central nervous system that negatively impacts movement and motor control. Examples: Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida Some clients use our exercise therapy programs to regain function and strength, while others focus on maintenance. All clients benefit from exercise therapy at the autonomic level- impro

网站

https://www.pushing-boundaries.org

Pushing Boundaries的外部链接

所属行业

健康与健身服务

规模

2-10 人

总部

Redmond，WA

类型

非营利机构

创立

2005

领域

spinal cord injury、exercise、sci、stroke、multiple sclerosis、devic's、therapy、injury、recovery、traumatic brain injury、exercise therapy、cerebral palsy、Parkinson's、non-profit、community-supported、function-based exercise、independence和community resources