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Rehabilitation Center
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Motivation from Within
For founder Natalie Marie Barnhard PTA, LMT, helping those impacted by spinal cord injuries became a vision and a goal after suffering a spinal cord injury herself in 2004. Having experienced firsthand the difficulty in on obtaining rehabilitation therapy, home modifications and other specialized equipment needed to aid in recovery, Barnhard established the Motion Project Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of people with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and more through activity-based therapy.
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EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN USING THE [ICARE] MADONNA ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. I’VE BEEN GETTING REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT IT...IT’S GOOD FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CLIENTS.
Natalie Barnhard | Founder and President
Building Awareness and Access
While originally starting her non-profit to help those with spinal cord injuries, Barnhard also wanted to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries in her local community of Buffalo, New York. A huge step towards achieving this goal was the opening of The Natalie Barnhard Center for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and Recovery in September 2021. Now, clients in Western New York can work with specialized rehabilitation equipment alongside trained physical therapists, eliminating the need to travel long distances for the same level of high-quality care.
EVEN USING THE ICARE PASSIVELY, IT’S STILL A GOOD WORKOUT. WHICH, YOU DON’T THINK DOING SOMETHING PASSIVELY WOULD, BUT JUST BEING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND MOVING DYNAMICALLY REALLY HELPS THE BODY.
Natalie Barnhard | Founder and President
Versatile Equipment for Everyone
The Natalie Barnhard Center counts SportsArt’s ICARE rehabilitation system amongst it’s specialized equipment offerings to clients. “Even using the ICARE passively, it’s still a good workout. Which, you don’t think doing something passively would, but just being in an upright position and moving dynamically really helps the body.” said Barnhard. “At first I wasn’t sure if it would work for me, I’m a higher level spinal cord injury. Because of the bodyweight support that it offers, I was able to get a really good workout. And through talking with others, they feel the same way.”
Motion Project in the media
