Anthony Mastrocola
Moves His Legs
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| Anthony
Mastrocola |
Well, at 3:50pm October 9, 2006, I did it. My therapists
documented that I contracted my left and right quadricept
muscles. I have no idea what to say or think. I am shocked.
I tried sooo hard and thought about it for so long and
it happened. I have been doing muslce stimulation, the
auto ambulator, walking on leg braces, stretching, chiropractor,
everything. and it worked
I also have 100% movement to my waist in the back.
I have my top 2 abs back, and about 20% of my other
abs to my waist. I have about 20% of my hip muscles
and my muscles. I can also feel pressure in my left
and right knees.
At first, I was concidered a "complete injury"
meaning they doctors gave me a 0% chance of ever regaining
ANY feeling below my chest, movement, temperature, light
touch or anything.
Then my surgeon diagnosed me as an "incomplete
injury" and said i had a 15% of regaining insignificant
movement and half of 1% to regain significant feeling.
So far, I've proved every diagnosis wrong and will
continue to do so until I can ride a 450 again. I have
walked up to 100 feet on leg braces by myself by 3 attempts
(33 feet each). I attached a picture of the walking
machine I've been doing. I would just like to thank
every one of you here at atvriders.com for keeping me
positive. I will do my best to give all that help back
someday whenver I'm able to. You all are what is what
is keeping me trying. Without the support I probalby
wouldn't tbe able to make it. Thanks everybody and god
bless!
-Anthony Mastrocola #17
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