Hard Work Dedication Tessa Gillis Alex Sullivan Martel Ingram Derek Johns
Feb 23, 2016
Hard Work Dedication
Tessa GillisAlex SullivanMartel IngramDerek Johns
What is Paraplegia?
• Paraplegia is a person who has suffered a spinal cord injury
• The spinal cord is damaged and the brain cannot send signals to communicate to the lower part of the body
• Can be complete or incomplete
• How it can happen
Psychological
• Initial Feelings : 1st Stages
• What can happen when it sinks in?
• How to transition and overcome.
Medical/Health
• Changes in the body• Medicine • What to look out for • Concerns when working out
Stretch
Importance• Decreases the chance of
injury • Helps warm up and
loosen muscles• Increases range of
motion • Ease pain and soreness
after workouts
Stretch• Before and after
workouts• 15-20 sec count for
each stretch• Ease into stretches
slowly
Core
Importance• Balance• Posture• Avoid back pain• >>>>
Workouts• Oblique crunches• Woodchoppers • Medicine ball
exercises • Band crunches
Upper Body
• Importance of upper body work
• Types of upper body workouts
Cardio
• Health benefits–Why it is important for this population
• Workouts you can do
Sourceshttp://www.myhandicap.com/blog-on-myhandicap.html?gclid=CPCwto_CzLoCFYgWMgodXj8AAA http://myelitis.org/resources/tma-blog/in-their-own-words/what-you-may-not-know-about-tm-and-paraplegia-this-is-my-story/http://www.drugs.com/cg/paraplegia-after-spinal-cord-injury.htmlhttp://www.apparelyzed.com/forums/forum/21-spinal-cord-injury-health-issues/http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/gym-exercises-paraplegics-9826.html https://www.healthtap.com/topics/paraplegic-abdominal-exerciseshttp://www.sciactioncanada.ca/docs/home-strength-training-guide-paraplegia.pdf
Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhvUmGPm9HE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24tdK5vijBs
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tdkLcdce4