How one man's trip to Toys 'R' Us brought mobility to hundreds of disabled kids

Cole Galloway’s workspace at the University of Delaware resembles a ransacked toy store. There are piles of plastic tubing, swim noodles, stuffed animals, and battery-powered Jeep and Barbie cars everywhere. But Galloway, 48, is a physical therapy professor and infant behavior expert whose lab has a very clear mission: to provide mobility to children with cognitive or physical disabilities.

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University of Delaware - Department of Physical Therapy - Dr. James C. (Cole) Galloway, PT, PhD.

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Stroke Survivor Learns How to Use Hand

With the help of the electric impulses of a Ness H200 Hand Rehabilitation System (made by Bioness) applied to stroke survivor's arm, his hand is able to open and grasp pegs on a peg board. Read more about his stroke recovery and rehabilitation at http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/.

The desire to do something greater in your life

When Kyle Maynard was 14 years old, he put his own socks on for the first time -- not an easy thing to do for a young man with virtually no arms and no legs. The first sock took him 30 minutes. The second one took him 15 minutes. Facing challenges and succeeding has been the hallmark of the life of Kyle Maynard, who made a name for himself into a high school wrestling champ and now as an adult, looks to inspire others with what he can do. ESPN has the story of Kyle's riskiest challenge ever... a transformative moment... for a guy who now gets his socks on... in 60 seconds.

PNF patterns: upper and lower extremities

There is still much controversy on the effect of PNF in rehabilitation, but its basic patterns are incuded in almost every Physical Therapy curriculum.

Kenyan high school high jump

Forget all you knew about the Olympic Games high jump. This is just amazing..!

The beauty of sign language

The song is in Greek (my mother tongue), but the beauty, the body motion, and the use of the sign language amazes me..!

One of my goals in life is to learn it.

Motor control and the ITE model

Motor control is defined as the ability to regulate or direct the mechanisms essential to movement (Motor Control, Anne Shumway-Cook, Marjorie H. Woolacott, Wolters Kluwer, International Edition).

Understanding the nature of movement is one of the most crucial lessons for a Physical Therapy student and this specific book is a masterpiece every student should have.

During my studies in the European School of Physiotherapy at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, I created this small presentation of the ITE model based on the 1st chapter of the Motor Control book.

The ITE model is a conceptual model that suggests that movement of the individual is organized around him, the task he has to accomplish and the environment. Although it seems to be obvious, it takes a lot of deep undesrtanding of this model in order to really understand how movement is created in the body and then be able to deal with it as a Physical Therapist.