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From critically injured to working on her short game, Blakeley Wooden’s recovery made great strides thanks to her no-quit attitude and the expertise of her Madonna care team.
Brain injury program leader and occupational therapist Brooke Murtaugh, ODT has joined a panel of leading experts dedicated to rewriting and revising trauma guidelines on how best to care for traumatic brain injury patients.
Noah Weaver has long expressed the way he feels through poetry and lyrics. But then a car accident changed the 26-year-old’s life in an instant. Noah was involved in a car accident that caused a brain injury and required life-saving care. He woke up unable to walk or talk; not knowing if he would be able to remember his poetry or perform it again.
A life-changing injury or illness impacts not only the patient but their family, friends and loved ones must also adapt to a new normal. Having a strong support system during this difficult time can help improve patient outcomes.
After a stroke left 29-year-old Matt Koppen paralyzed from the hips down, he came to Madonna eager to return to the great outdoors. The Madonna care team quickly introduced him to a variety of wheelchairs, like the Action Trackchair, that would make it possible for him to return to hunting and fishing.
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