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Aika Yoshida’s Top Spinal Cord Injury Tips
September was Spinal Cord Injury Awareness, and our friend (and Inspiring Person) Aika Yoshida shared some wonderful tips with her Instagram audience all month long. As she noted, “every spinal cord injury (SCI) is very unique, and some injuries are more obvious...
National Foot Drop Day: Stories & Photos
We received many great stories and pictures during last week's National Foot Drop Awareness Day. Below you'll find some of our favorites — thanks for sharing! Jamie Whitmore View this post on Instagram It’s National Foot Drop...
National Foot Drop Awareness Day 2019
National Foot Drop Awareness Day 2019 is almost here! On September 20th, we'll be celebrating all the ways in which the global Get Back UP Today community has refused to let Foot Drop stand in the way of a happy, healthy life. From the TeamUSA Paralympians...
5 Questions About Dystonia with Todd Hart
TeamUP co-captain Todd Hart lives with a neurological muscle movement disorder known as dystonia. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, it affects nearly 250,000 Americans, and there is no known cure. Find out more about this painful...
5 Questions About FSHD with Rod Fulmer
TeamUP co-captain Rod Fulmer lives with a condition known as Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). But with the help of his Allard AFO braces — and the support of his family — he won’t let anything stand in his way. Get to know Rod with these 5 Questions!...
TeamUP Junior Co-Captain Adam Luke Featured by Lafayette’s KLFY
One of the newest (and youngest) members of the TeamUP co-captain roster, Adam Luke, recently got the chance to tell his story to his hometown news team at KLFY. He and his mother, Kellie, spoke with reporters about Adam's journey to get back up, from being...
5 Questions About Charcot-Marie-Tooth with Virginia Mamone
TeamUP co-captain Virginia Mamone lives with a progressive neuromuscular condition known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). But with the help of her Allard AFO braces, she won’t let anything stand in her way. Get to know Virginia with these 5 Questions! 1. Can you...
What is Foot Drop?
Getting diagnosed with a condition such as Multiple Sclerosis or Charcot Marie Tooth is a life-changing moment in countless ways. But many patients accept the onset of a commonly associated symptom known as “Foot Drop” as a part of their newfound life, rarely...
Wendy Garrett
I used to think I was invincible. That was, of course, until a chance accident left me without the use of my left leg. Little did I know that I would soon begin a three year-long journey to even get a proper diagnosis of my injury—let alone return to an active,...
Greg Brown
To me, Get Back Up means empowerment and courage - the courage to take on a disability and show others that it can't keep me or you down. I feel I have become part of a special group of people that can use this disability as a learning tool to keep moving forward....