NeuroHope on Boombostic Health Podcast
- Listen via Apple podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/…/boombostic…/id1789975476
- Watch on YouTube: : https://youtu.be/y03xqInUTO4?si=0xVJk5cNUuQ3YN9o
A special THANK YOU to the “Skills On Wheels” (SOW) team from Indiana University for making a return to NeuroHope!
Skills On Wheels travels the community with volunteers from the IU Occupational Therapy School with mobile ramps, stairs, and more to help wheelchair users hone their skills with their equipment navigating curbs, inclines, difficult terrain, and other obstacles.
Video of day below!
Thanks to Krista Kaufman (OTD) and the rest of the NeuroHope team for making it a great day!
This alternate method of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) differs from the more traditional form of NMES that we already provide, by using electrodes to stimulate the spinal cord directly, as opposed to placing electrodes on the affected muscle groups and the peripheral nervous system.
On April 27th, NeuroHope went to the Woods!
NeuroHope started as a rehab center – but over the years has turned into a community! It was our second annual retreat to Indiana University’s Bradford Woods outdoor adaptive recreation center for a day spent boating, fishing, ziplining, canoeing, and at the archery range. More than 100 clients and caregivers joined us, and we added a few programs this year with meditation time in forest, a nature tour, and a campfire to cap off the day.
Check out a video of our day below!
Thanks to the sponsors Sparenberg Farms, Summit Consulting, Burger King of Kokomo, and Stride10 Coaching that made it possible!
We are thrilled to announce a two-year grant from the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Fund that will track the health and hospital re-admittance rates of NeuroHope patients.
People living with paralysis must overcome much more than the ability to move. Pressure sores, urinary tract infections, muscle contractures, and other complications from inactivity send 30% of patients to the hospital at least once per year, and cost the healthcare system thousands of dollars every time.
On November 1, we begin work with the University of Indianapolis to monitor how often NeuroHope patients are afflicted with or hospitalized with these conditions, compared to the national average of people with neurologic injury.
Providing an atmosphere of access for the programs patients need to stay healthy remains a core principle of what we do. This grant will help tell the story of the lives we change, and will strengthen our mission to revamp the standard of care in Indiana and beyond!
NeuroHope was proud to sponsor the 18th Annual “Unite 2 Fight Paralysis” Symposium in Minneapolis October 20th and 21st.
Each year, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP) brings together researchers, clinicians, patients, and advocates to share developments in the search for a cure for spinal cord injury and the continual improvement of quality of life after injury.
Major topics this year included the latest progression in epidural stimulation (implanted electrodes to the spinal cord), transcutaneous electrical stimulation, and nerve regeneration strategies.
As momentum for a cure progresses, there must also be a system in place for adequate clinical delivery (access to care). NeuroHope strives to ensure that long-term care is accessible and as affordable as possible.
It’s why we’re here.
It was an amazing 6th annual Swing “Fore” Hope presented by Valeo Financial! THANK YOU to our sell-out crowd of participants, sponsors, and volunteers that made year six a success at Ironwood Golf Club: $63,000 was raised for our programs!
Check out pictures from the event HERE!
THANK YOU to our event sponsors and special guests: Grand Marshal James Ahlers, Indy 500 Champ Alexander Rossi, Valeo Financial, Hensley Legal Group, Langdon Shaw Associates, Inc., Rehab Medical!
THANK YOU to our hole sponsors: Conquer Paralysis Now, Delta Faucet Company, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Kona Jacks / Daddy Jacks, Bardstown Bourbon, Hanger Clinic, Prevail Prosthetics & Orthotics, Burger King of Kokomo, Muncie & Southport, VanLehman CPA & Advisory Firm, Helgeson Steel, National Seating & Mobility, Sunrise Medical, Valparaiso University, McGowan Insurance Group and Auto-Owners Insurance, BraunAbility, The George Insurance Agency, Sparenberg Farms, Compass Construction Group, Byram Healthcare, DIH, HC1, Lannie Thompson of F.C. Tucker Company, Tim and Chris Lawson, and Elliot and Dorothy Cohee.
THANK YOU to our in-kind sponsors: LuLu’s Coffee & Bakehouse, Four Day Ray Brewing, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Vanilla Bean Bakery, Sweet Things Chocolates, The English Garden Florist, Pottery by You, Back Nine Golf & Entertainment, Puccini’s Smiling Teeth Pizza & Pasta, Domestic Violence Network, Jet’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Donatos, and Bright Ideas.
THANK YOU to our AMAZING volunteers who helped this year’s event operate smooth and efficiently!
Thank you all! See you next year!
On behalf of our entire team and Board of Directors, we are thrilled to formally announce a major partnership between NeuroHope and fellow non-profit “Conquer Paralysis Now” (CPN), that will expand our services, relocate our clinic, and re-shape the entire rehabilitative landscape in our community!
CPN is a global project of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, which former IndyCar driver and team owner Sam Schmidt established in 2000 after a paralyzing crash on the race track. CPN has been a leader in spinal cord injury research funding for more than a decade. In recent years the foundation shifted its primary focus to rehabilitative care by opening the adaptive fitness center “DRIVEN” in Las Vegas in 2018.
NeuroHope and CPN / DRIVEN have followed each other’s work for years. Our missions are aligned in a purpose to change the model of healthcare access for people living with neurologic conditions. Now, we are taking our programs to the next level through CPN’s purchase of the former “Five Seasons” Health Club on the Northside of Indianapolis!
Renovation of the 108,000 square foot building will begin this fall, with plans to transform the campus into a state-of-the-art neurorecovery and adaptive fitness center unlike any in the midwest. Our goal is to expand our robotics program, introduce aquatic therapy, and create a campus for adaptive sports, recreation, and wellness for the entire paralysis community.
We live in an exciting time when breakthroughs in research, technology, and innovation in neurorehabilitation happen every year, yet insurance-based access continues to diminish. Since 2015, NeuroHope has worked to create a model that makes continued care a reality.
Our success has been possible through support from organizations like the University of Indianapolis, the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, the OrthoIndy Foundation, and many more.
We are proud to have a new partner and an exciting path to expand and serve more people recovering from paralysis: the sole purpose of our existence.
Stay tuned! There will be more to come as we plan renovations and announce new fundraising goals to bring our dream to fruition.
NeuroHope’s Director of Therapy Elliot Cohee, and Executive Director Chris Leeuw joined the set of IndyNow! to discuss the need for extended care programs for neurologic injuries, and NeuroHope’s growth over the last several years.
In 2023, we will serve our 500th patient along their road to recovery!
Watch the clip by clicking here, and scroll to the 4:00 mark!