Live to Walk Again

Episode 90 Derrik Amaral

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we were lucky enough to visit with Derrik Amaral a former nurse who is doing everything possible to overcome his spinal cord injury. We spoke to Derrik about the car accident that left him paralyzed, the HAL exoskeleton study he was able to participate in, and the Facebook group he started to provide support for people battling through SCI. Check out Derrik at his website and social media links below!! Please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!


Derrik Amaral:
http://derrikstrong.com/
IG: @derrikstrong
FB: @derrikamaral

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation & Recovery Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/408056109595258/?multi_permalinks=1338803809853812 the putting out to

Episode 89 Chelsee Fuerch

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of visiting with Chelsee Fuerch who is the Dir. of Peer Mentoring/Counseling at United Spinal Association Central Coast of California. We spoke about the Nerve Transfer Surgery she just had done at Stanford University, the stem cell treatment she received at Rejuv Medical Center in Minnesota, and the work she's doing to help newly injured people cope with SCI. Check out Chelsee at her social media links below!! Please listen, rate, review, share, and like the podcast!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!


Chelsee Fuerch:
IG: @chelsee_fuerch
FB: https://www.facebook.com/chelsee.fuerch
Twitter: @fchelsee

United Spinal Association Central Coast of California Chapter:
https://www.unitedspinalccc.org/?fbclid=IwAR3cMpPv6_WvPgCHSgxlV12GXjHBcu5GLNDWK3mFcpzIqV74s2x2ACr_TIM
FB: @UnitedSpinalCCC.org

Episode 88 Eileen Grubba

Another amazing guest on the Live to Walk Again Podcast! This week we had the honor of speaking with Actress, Writer, Producer, Speaker, and Advocate Eileen Grubba! We spoke about the injury that left her paralyzed as a child, the drive that would never let her give up, and pushing through doors in Hollywood for herself and others with disabilities. Check out Eileen's article "Bring in the Game Changers!" from Strive Magazine and her social media links below. Please listen, rate, review, like, and share the podcast! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!


Eileen Grubba:
IG: @eileengrubba
FB: @eileengrubba
Twitter: @eileengrubba

Bring in the Game Changers!:
https://magazine.thestriveproject.com/issue/oct-dec-2020/bring-in-the-game-changers/?fbclid=IwAR0SwWENuTb__3-FZDcfTHHN3KGUmk7P3GGpL9iXN8XNWjEPVLq-NYc1ZtM

Episode 87 Michael Murphy

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we were lucky enough to visit with Author, Adaptive Athlete, Speaker, and Proud Paraplegic Michael Murphy. We spoke about Michael's new book "When I Fell: How I Rerouted My Life and Found Strength in a Severed Spinal Cord", Posttraumatic Growth, and how his faith helped him through suffering a spinal cord injury. The book comes out on April 13th but you can preorder it now at the link below. Check out Michael's website and social media at the links below. Don't forget to check out our guy Anton Clifford in his TV debut on Queen Sugar Season 5 Episode 9 this Tuesday at 8/7 Central. Please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!

Michael Murphy:
IG: @murphyspeaks
www.michaelmurphyspeaks.com

When I Fell: How I Rerouted My Life and Found Strengths in a Severed Spinal Cord
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631952501/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_fqzRFbZQT81H8

Episode 86 Dr. Chris McCulloh

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Chris McCulloh who is a Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow who just happens to have a spinal cord injury. We spoke with Dr. McCulloh about the fall that left him paralyzed, overcoming the obstacles to attend medical school after suffering the injury, and dealing with a pandemic while working in a hospital with a spinal cord injury. Check out Chris on his socials and his blog below! And please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!

Dr. Chris McCulloh:

Twitter: @McCullohMD

IG: @mccullohmd

Blog:

http://blog.chrismcculloh.com/

20/20 interview:

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/real-life-iron-man-paralyzed-surgeon-standing-wheelchair-49796465?utm_content=bufferef06d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Episode 85 Jessy Nelson

This week on the live to walk again podcast we were lucky enough to speak with former Motocross/Supercross star Jessy Nelson. We discussed the tragic accident where he broke his back, his documentary Silver Linings, and making the most out of this situation by switching to racing Side-by-Sides. Follow Jessy on Instagram Please share, rate, review, like, and listen to the podcast!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!

 

Jessy Nelson:
IG: @jessynelson79
https://www.jessynelsonracing.com/

Silver Linings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xFa1e5TzT0

 

WORCS Racing:

https://worcsracing.com/

 

Episode 84 Lenny Redrose

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity visiting with Lenny Redrose who is a T4 paraplegic and Australian Army Veteran. We spoke to Lenny about how he suffered a spinal cord injury, competing again in sports from wheelchair Aussie Rules Football to Spartan races, and a company named RedTops that he's involved with providing work opportunities for people in the paralysis community. We also talked about his work as a peer mentor, real life with a spinal cord injury versus social media, and overcoming addiction. Check out Lenny and RedTops at the links below, he is an incredibly real and inspirational person. Please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!

Lenny RedRose
IG: @lennyakiredrose
FB: @lennyakiredrose

Red–Tops
IG: @redtops.iscoming
FB: @RedTopsIsComing

Episode 83 Cesar Flores

This week we were lucky enough to visit with Caesar Flores who is a musician/rapper who suffered a C5 incomplete spinal cord injury. We spoke about the accident that changed his life, making music before and after his injury, and keeping the right perspective on life while dealing with SCI. Check out Caesar's music and social media links below, he is an amazing artist!! Please listen, share, like, rate, and review the podcast we're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!

Caesar Flores:

IG: @kayceebeasts

FB: @kayceebeasts

Twitter: @kayceebeasts

Twitch: @kayceebeasts

Music: Truustory  

https://open.spotify.com/album/0AHqlHoZNESlSW037Forol?si=DEemsJnCQfWPdgMhzzOKug

Episode 82 Dr. Tommy Sutor

This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Tommy Sutor who is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. We talked about respiratory strength training for people living with SCI, what drew Dr. Sutor to working with and studying spinal cord injuries, and the future of rehabilitation for people who suffer an SCI. Check out Dr. Sutor at the links below and please listen, like, share, rate, and review the podcast. We are just trying to cure paralysis!!

Please note that Dr. Sutor is not affiliated with any of the breathing products below.

Dr. Tommy Sutor:
IG: @sutortommy

FB: https://www.facebook.com/tommy.sutor

Breathing Devices:

Powerbreathe has a whole line of basic to advanced devices, all of them strengthen inhalation only:

https://www.powerbreathe.com/

 

 

The EMST150 is a device that strengthens exhalation only:

https://emst150.com/

 

PN Medical makes a device called The Breather, which strengthens both inhalation and exhalation. There are 2 different models of the Breather. One is for clinical populations, and the "Breather Fit" is for more advanced athletes. 

https://www.pnmedical.com/start/

 

Airofit - They have a basic version that just resists breathing, and then a more expensive version that has some fancy electronics that allow it to integrate with a smartphone app for more customized training:

https://www.airofit.com/

Episode 81 Dr. Fatma Inanici (UW Medical)

This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Fatma Inanici from the University of Washington who is conducting a transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation study to restore hand and arm function in cervical level spinal cord injuries. We spoke about the trials that have been completed and their success, the next set of trials getting ready to begin, and the role this technology could play in restoring some lower body functionality. Please Do Not try any of this at home with electrodes or a TENS unit, they are using special layered electricity to prevent injury.

If you have an incomplete cervical level spinal cord injury and would like to participate in the next round of trials please contact Dr. Inanici at finanici@uw.edu

https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/01/12/treatment-allows-some-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-regain-hand-and-arm-function/

Please listen, share, rate, review, and like the podcast!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!