Category: walk

Paralyzed Woman Told She Would Never Walk Again Proves Doctors Wrong on Her Wedding Day

A woman who was told she would never walk again after a severe spinal injury due to an ATV crash has proved her doctors wrong by walking down the aisle on her wedding day. On July 10, escorted by her father, 26-year-old Brittney Hitchcock of Indiana rose from her wheelchair and walked to meet her…


9-Year-Old Boy Born With 2 Percent of His Brain Undergoes Surgery to Help Him Walk

A 9-year-old boy born with just 2 percent of his brain hopes to learn how to walk after undergoing a five-hour operation to straighten his legs. Noah Wall from Carlisle in Cumbria, England, developed a rare brain condition in the womb, and his parents Michelle, 49, and Rob, 55, were told by doctors he would…


Walking Workouts Are Great for Heart, Bone, and Muscle Health

Pandemic restrictions have led many people to start walking more, often because they’ve had few other things to do or just as a way to get moving. Walking workouts have even become popular, with plenty of “challenges” and exercise videos to be found online. Walking is good for you, there’s not much doubt about this….


Doctors Said Boy Would Not Walk, Talk, or Leave the NICU, Now He’s a Thriving 7-Year-Old

A mother of two was told upon the birth of her son with a special condition that he may not walk, talk, or leave the NICU. However, the broken-hearted woman vowed to love her baby unconditionally, and now seven years later, the little boy has not only defied the doctor’s prognosis but he’s thriving. “I had…