Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Grouphosted by the Neuroscience Center at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.
The June meeting is scheduled for Monday, the 11th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM (directions below).
Teresa Hamm, the District Manager with Allard USA, will present information about Gait Biomechanics and the different products offered by Allard USA.
Allard USA is an organization with a complete educational program for rehab specialists, caregivers and providers. Their products have helped many people with their lifestyle of walking, sitting and doing daily activities. Please visit the website @ http://www.allardusa.com/.
Teresa is a CFOM (certified fitter of therapeutic shoes) and has worked in the orthotic and prosthetic industry for almost 10 years. She travels six states, spending time doing in-services, marketing and educating people on Allard USA products and benefits. Her philosophy is: Life is all about choices and options.
Allard USA's Director of Education, Bob Meier, believes in education for positive outcomes with orthotics. The company helped a lady run in a marathon with bilateral AFO’s after suffering paralysis with foot drop!!! They also helped a professor walk without forearm crutches after decades.
Products to be shown include:
ToeOFF Family A lightweight carbon fiber AFO with functional concepts to orthotic design to enhance gait outcomes. This product integrates biomechanics, proprioception and muscle function with orthotic design and application to expand the possibilities for enhanced gait outcomes especially for those have been wearing plastic AFO’s or nothing. More stability and better endurance are provided.
Hip Abduction Allard USA introduced a life changing orthotic worldwide in 1992 for children with hip abduction due to CP and other neuromuscular conditions. The brace is called SWASH and was invented by an optometrist for his CP daughter. It will fit up to a 32” waist and we are working on an adult version.
This standing walking and sitting hip orthosis has changed so many people’s lives. It has allowed a young boy to urinate alone for the first time in 11 years. Anyone on forearm crutches could benefit from this unit. A child who can not sit independently could possibly sit for the first time alone with this brace.
CHECK – A comfortable knee brace for hyperextension.
3D & X Lite – Lightweight, breathable material for orthotics, seating and positioning in wheelchairs, etc.
Please send a reply email to Kimberly Aikman (kaikman1@sbcglobal.net) or call 214 289 0286 so we know to expect you.
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is located on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of U.S. 75 (Central Expressway). The meetings are in the
***The main entrance to the hospital was under construction at the time of May's meeting, so be advised that entry is a bit complicated. When turning into the campus from Walnut Hill, the best route of entry may be the driveway prior to the light. The Fogelson Building is to the right when facing the main hospital entrance, and is next to the Margot Perot Center. Using the underground parking is the easiest way to reach the meeting location; if entering from the main floor, cross the foyer (past the stairs) and take the elevators to the ground floor. Classroom A is to the left off the elevators.
Remember that parking is now free! Be sure to get your validation sticker at the start of the meeting.
Neither Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Group nor Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, or a program for persons with a brain injury. The intent of the group is to provide support and make information available. Attendance in the group is not a substitute for an informed discussion between a patient and his/her health care provider. No endorsement is intended nor implied.
In addition to a presentation on Gait Mechanics, by Teresa Hamm, District Manager for AllardUSA, the Neuroscience Center at Presbyterian Hospital is offering a
Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Screening
Non-fasting cholesterol and glucose screening is available at Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Group at the June 11th meeting free of charge.
There are 10 slots available, with screening to begin at 5:30 PM, scheduled every 15 minutes, with last person scheduled for 7:45 PM. Screening participants should be ages 40 and up. Participants will get values for total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides and glucose. It is not necessary to fast.
Reservations are required. The slots will be filled "first come, first serve." Please call Janet Hargett to register (214-345-2684) and answer pre-screening questions. When all slots have been filled, I will send another email.
Make plans to attend the meeting. You can leave the meeting for the fifteen minutes and come back in after you've completed the screening. Please remember the meeting starts at 6:30 PM.
The screening tests require blood using the finger stick method. A blood sample will be taken from your finger. Janet Hargett from the Neuroscience Center will perform the tests and Karen Sacks, a nurse with the Acute Care Stroke Service at Presbyterian Hospital, will discuss the meaning and implications of your numbers with you. If necessary, you will be directed to your primary care physician for a fasting chemfile, which provides a more accurate measure of blood lipid levels.
Blood lipid levels, especially cholesterol, are one of the important predictors for the development of heart disease. Cholesterol aids vital bodily functions such as building new cells, producing hormones, and digestion. Normally, your liver makes all the cholesterol your body needs. But, you also get cholesterol from your diet. Cholesterol is found in foods derived from animal products, although it’s possible to remove it through special processing techniques. While food derived from plant products do not contain cholesterol, they can (like animal products) contain saturated fats. And a diet high in saturated fats can also raise your cholesterol level, especially if you are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol. Recommended total cholesterol levels should not exceed 200 mg/dL.
Glucose screening is a measure of the sugar in your blood. A high level of glucose may be indicative of diabetes. Early diagnosis and effective control of diabetes correlates with reduced side effects from the disease. However, a diagnosis of pre-diabetes does not mean that diabetes is inevitable. Modest lifestyle changes—including healthier diets and physical activity—can help people prevent the onset of diabetes. Glucose levels should not exceed 125 mg/dL.
Thank you to Janet, Karen and the Neuroscience Center for providing this valuable service!
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