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