Posts Tagged ‘Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario’
By jasonmaddox On April 13th, 2016
The Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (NRIO) was selected by Lerner’s to the top 10 brain injury rehabilitation hospitals in the Toronto and Ontario (Canada) region. It’s an exclusive list with NRIO as the only privately held, community-based, non-hospital setting in the group. NRIO was founded in 1993 by Dr. Rolf Gainer who continues to…
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By jasonmaddox On February 25th, 2016
When you first meet Melissa Felteau you will encounter a ball of positive energy packed into her diminutive frame. She wasn’t exuding positive energy when I first met her and her father at a brain injury conference almost 25 years ago in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In fact, she was devastated by the aftermath of…
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By jasonmaddox On February 3rd, 2015
Written by Daniel Bax Almost ten years ago I woke up paralyzed and now I cycle 60-80 kilometers per week in training for my bicycle ride across Canada. This is how I healed myself and my life. The year was 2005, feeling invincible I decided to take a motorcycle out for a test ride. When…
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By jasonmaddox On February 3rd, 2015
I met Daniel Bax about nine years ago at the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (NRIO). He was in the process of fighting his way back from a devastating motorcycle accident which almost took his life and physicians doubted that he would ever return to walking and talking immediately following the injury. Back when I…
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By jasonmaddox On February 18th, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to meet Jaisa Sulit at the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (NRIO) in Etobicoke, Ontario. Jaisa is an Occupational Therapist who came to NRIO to talk to the staff about Mindfulness and its application to individuals with brain injury. As I am interested in the practice of Mindfulness and have…
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