Unless this is just boxing training where no blows are landed, this is just wrong.
Boxing Program Helps Stroke Victims Recover
By Bianca Castro
Published Jan 28, 2019 at 2:40 PM | Updated at 4:38 PM CST on Jan 28, 2019
Stroke
and traumatic brain injury patients use boxing to help regain physical
and mental strength. (Published Monday, Jan. 28, 2019)
A
unique program in Frisco is helping stroke survivors get back on their
feet. It's a type of activity you'd normally see at a gym, but it's
proving success as a body and brain workout.
Mike Jones, of Murphy, can't use the left side of his body, the result of a stroke three months ago.
That's why therapists help him strap on an unlikely tool rehab: boxing gloves.
"It sounded like a crazy idea!" said Jones.
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Adaptive boxing is a new program at Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation.
Patients
recovering from neurological injuries, whether stroke or a traumatic
brain injury, get a workout for their body and their mind.
"We
started looking at things in the summertime of what can we do to offer
more opportunities to our patients. We are always looking to be
innovative,” said Melody Nagle, director of rehabilitation at Baylor
Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation.
That's where Shawnee Harkins comes in. A few years ago she created an adaptive boxing program, called Neuro State of Mind, for private clients.
It was result of her own struggles to bounce back from a traumatic brain injury.
“I quietly used boxing to improve my cognitive function,” she said.
This is her first partnership with a major North Texas rehab center.
“When
I call for something visually or auditory, they go through their memory
processing of thinking, reasoning, comprehension, and applying action
with that punch,” said Harkins.
After a few classes, Jones showed us how he is now able to move his left leg.
It's a big sign of improvement as he works toward getting his life back, one punch at a time.
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