HOMETomiko Byers
Injury
C-5 Quadriplegia incomplete spinal cord injury.
What he was doing when he came to the Recovery Project
Tomiko required minimal assistance with basic transfers and maximum assistance with floor transfers. He had difficulty moving his legs at all, could not walk, and had poor sitting and standing balance.
What he is doing now
Tomiko is independent in basic transfers and requires only stand-by assistance with floor transfers. He is walking, un-weighted on a treadmill for 30 minutes and ambulating short distances in the community, with a rolling walker. He has good sitting balance and better than fair standing balance.
He is continually increasing functional movement in his legs via intense upper and lower extremity and trunk exercises.
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