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more about stem cells...everyone please read this!

06 March 2008

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Posted by rj711

taz i replied to you privately...but what i want to say very publicly is to stay far away from peter sidorenko who previously was associated with scti, inc....he has proven to be one of those people who feel entitled to make huge untransparent profits for himself on the backs of stroke survivors looking for valid therapeutic resources...steve...

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new info on stem cells

28 February 2008

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Posted by rj711

hello from my part of the world...i have more stem cell news...i discovered thru a friend of mine a new treatment in tijuana, mexico where they use a proliferation of your own stem cells as the therapy...we spoke to a stroke survivor's caretaker who had been treated there...it's a very small clinic which was a welcome experience after...

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hi!...update

27 January 2008

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Posted by rj711

hello...i've been offline for a bit...post holiday blahs maybe...well to update i'm pleased thusfar with my ness l300 neurostimulator...
it noticeably improves my walking speed which feels great...feeling my affected heel hit the ground before the rest of my foot does is also a sublime feeling...i'm still perfecting the stim pad...

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phoenix!

27 December 2007

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Posted by rj711

thanks for your post...yes it's incredibly monotonous and frustrating...what a combo...my therapist at arrc told me that my nonaffected hand can definately assist my affected hand...for example helping place the fingers of my left hand on the refridgerator door...i'm using the saebo alot...my goal is to get some extension back in my...

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back from the advanced recovery rehabilitation center!

21 December 2007

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Posted by rj711

hi everybody and merry christmas/happy holidays!...what a pleasure to see how festive the website looks!...my therapy consisted of 5 hours a day of saebo exercises as well as other mat work...we had 1/2 hour for lunchand 1/2 hour rest...we started at 8am and went until 2pm every weekday...it was gruelling...thank god i had 2 friends with...

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ness L300

20 November 2007

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Posted by rj711

greetings...today was my second visit with the bioness trained pt...she measured my walking with the device operational and then with it non-operational resulting in a faster and more functional speed with it on...the absolute best part of it for me was clearly experiencing my affected heel touching the ground first as i advanced my left...

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NESS L300 foot drop system

18 November 2007

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Posted by rj711

hi everyone...on wednesday i went to ny presbyterian hospital's pt department for an initial evaluation to determine if i am a candidate for this new neuroprosthetic designed to improve gait
(walking). after the usual questions and a brief exam i was fitted with the device and walked with it
functioning. it did lift my foot when i advanced my...

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NEXT ON THE PATH...

03 November 2007

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Posted by rj711

hi all...news from tianjin is coming to me via two spouses of survivors who are astonished and of course repulsed by the unethical treatment their partners are receiving as only the slezoid china connection can deliver...i'll tell ya, there's nothing quite like abusive behavior in another country by a stroke survivor from your own...

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jon...where have you been??

26 September 2007

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Posted by rj711

jon!!!!...great to hear from you!!!!...yup i'm heading home on october 1!!!!...can not wait!!!!
i do have a bone to pick with you...i beg to differ on my 'drastic turnaround' regarding ruth lycke's china connection...i entered the program with a positive frame of mind...

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