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Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation Jul 13, 2013 9:11:29 GMT -8

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I went to Kessler in West Orange, NJ after my ICU stay and i did therapy on the spinal floor for 3 months as an inpatient. I later returned and did another 7 months of outpatient therapy. Kessler is ranked second best rehabilitation center in the country and they truly live up to their reputation. I made some great friends there, learned a lot about SCI, and even made significant progress while i was there. The staff is very kind and knowledgeable, and they have state of the art rehab equipment.

Here's a link to their website:

www.kessler-rehab.com/

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Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation Jul 13, 2013 10:04:44 GMT -8

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Jul 13, 2013 9:16:48 GMT -8 DJ said:

Good stuff jerseyboy, thanks for sharing! How much do you feel you've improved through inpatient and outpatient rehab?

Well i went from being almost fully paralyzed from the neck down to walking unassisted over the period of 1.75 years in which i had constant therapy. SCI is still SCI and i still have many issues, but overall i think my hard work has paid off.

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Jul 13, 2013 10:08:32 GMT -8 DJ said:

That's definitely great improvement and it's good to hear the hard work has payed off! Do you currently do private physiotherapy or do you do the workouts yourself?

I actually quit therapy recently since i started college again. My college has a gym and pool thats free to students so i work out on my own now. I used to work out on my own even when i was in therapy though so not a very big change.

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