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Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit : How the Landmark Program at the Lakeshore Foundation Rebuilds Bodies and Restores Lives.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Montgomery : NewSouth Books, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (279 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781603063081
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit : How the Landmark Program at the Lakeshore Foundation Rebuilds Bodies and Restores LivesDDC classification:
  • 617.1/027
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction - The Spirit of Lakeshore -- Part I - The Journey of Michael Stephens -- 1 - Fateful Sunday -- 2 - Grim Reality -- 3 - Bucking the Rehab System -- 4 - Walking, Against All Odds -- 5 - At a Career Crossroads -- 6 - Surprising Paths -- Part II - Lakeshore and Michael Stephens Intersect -- 7 - From TB Sanatorium to Rehabilitation Complex -- 8 - A Reluctant Arrival Takes Charge -- 9 - Of Sandwiches and Senators -- 10 - 'Don't Mess with My People' -- 11 - The Power of Sports and Recreation -- 12 - Refining the Vision -- Part III - Lakeshore Hospital Spreading Its Wings -- 13 - A Governor's Empathy Births a Recreation Center -- 14 - Bart and His Heroes -- 15 - Riding the Momentum -- 16 - In the Competitive Arena -- 17 - Roots of a Company and a Foundation -- Part IV - Reaching Out to Serve the Children -- 18 - Response to a 'Yearning' -- 19 - Kevin Orr, Role Model and Mentor for Kids -- 20 - Making a Difference for Each Child -- Part V - Lakeshore Hospital Inspires a Company Called ReLife -- 21 - Creating a Successful Rehabilitation System -- 22 - A Merger for ReLife -- Part VI - Milestones for Lakeshore Foundation -- 23 - Giant Leaps for Lakeshore Foundation -- 24 - Jeff Underwood Takes on a Leadership Role -- 25 - A New Building -- Lakeshore's Expanded Campus and World-class Facilities -- 26 - The Road to the Olympic Rings -- Part VII - The 'People Network' of Lakeshore Foundation -- 27 - The Cornfield -- 28 - Joe Ray -- 29 - Bob Lujano -- 30 - The Rightmyer Family -- 31 - Exceptional Staff Members -- 32 - Snapshots of Clients -- 33 - Battle on the Homefront -- Epilogue -- A Message from Brandon -- Looking in the Mirror -- About the Author.
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Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit tells the intersecting story of a man, Michael E. Stephens, and an organization, the Lakeshore Foundation of Birmingham, Alabama, whose campus is world-renowned for rehabilitation, sports, and fitness services for children and adults who have experienced physical disability as a result of injuries, birth conditions, illness, or in service to our nation. This includes those with paralysis, amputations, and limited mobility and function due to muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, stroke, and other health conditions that could present significant physical challenges.

Stephens himself experienced a spinal injury and paralysis as a young man, later becoming a successful hospital executive and entrepreneur. The Foundation came out of this work, and today the Foundation operates a 45-acre campus, the showcase of which is a state-of-the-art 126,000-square-foot building that hosts many regional and national competitions for individual and team sports for those with physical disabilities.

Some Lakeshore participants engage in sports and recreation for fun, others are Lakeshore-based athletes engaged in competitive sports, and still others are Paralympic and Olympic athletes who come to Lakeshore Foundation for training; in 2003, Lakeshore was designated by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as an official U.S. Training Site for Paralympic and Olympic athletes.

Mike Stephens's story and Lakeshore's story are told here along with the inspiring stories of many individuals with disabilities who have rebuilt their lives through sports and fitness.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction - The Spirit of Lakeshore -- Part I - The Journey of Michael Stephens -- 1 - Fateful Sunday -- 2 - Grim Reality -- 3 - Bucking the Rehab System -- 4 - Walking, Against All Odds -- 5 - At a Career Crossroads -- 6 - Surprising Paths -- Part II - Lakeshore and Michael Stephens Intersect -- 7 - From TB Sanatorium to Rehabilitation Complex -- 8 - A Reluctant Arrival Takes Charge -- 9 - Of Sandwiches and Senators -- 10 - 'Don't Mess with My People' -- 11 - The Power of Sports and Recreation -- 12 - Refining the Vision -- Part III - Lakeshore Hospital Spreading Its Wings -- 13 - A Governor's Empathy Births a Recreation Center -- 14 - Bart and His Heroes -- 15 - Riding the Momentum -- 16 - In the Competitive Arena -- 17 - Roots of a Company and a Foundation -- Part IV - Reaching Out to Serve the Children -- 18 - Response to a 'Yearning' -- 19 - Kevin Orr, Role Model and Mentor for Kids -- 20 - Making a Difference for Each Child -- Part V - Lakeshore Hospital Inspires a Company Called ReLife -- 21 - Creating a Successful Rehabilitation System -- 22 - A Merger for ReLife -- Part VI - Milestones for Lakeshore Foundation -- 23 - Giant Leaps for Lakeshore Foundation -- 24 - Jeff Underwood Takes on a Leadership Role -- 25 - A New Building -- Lakeshore's Expanded Campus and World-class Facilities -- 26 - The Road to the Olympic Rings -- Part VII - The 'People Network' of Lakeshore Foundation -- 27 - The Cornfield -- 28 - Joe Ray -- 29 - Bob Lujano -- 30 - The Rightmyer Family -- 31 - Exceptional Staff Members -- 32 - Snapshots of Clients -- 33 - Battle on the Homefront -- Epilogue -- A Message from Brandon -- Looking in the Mirror -- About the Author.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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