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Ottawa quarterback heads to rehab after spinal cord injury
I never heard before that you can get spinal cord injury while doing warm- up exercise.
Ottawa quarterback heads to rehab after spinal cord injury By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star quote: Bollig, who went to high school in Chanute, Kan., is hoping to regain the use of his legs but faces the possibility of paralysis. He was injured last week while working out at Ottawa and doing an exercise designed to strengthen his hamstrings. “I’ve done it many times,” Bollig said. “This wasn’t the first time I’ve done it. I wasn’t thinking anything of it.” This time, he took a wrong step and suddenly lost the feeling in his legs. Bollig damaged his spinal cord and was rushed to Overland Park, where he had surgery within hours. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/23/241...#storylink=cpy |
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