Healing Rides Program Continues To Help The DisabledGet Back On The Constitution Trail In 7th Year
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Illinois Wheelchair Bike Program Restores Health, Happiness One Ride at a Time
On a summery Saturday morning, 23-year-old T.J. sets out to ride a stretch of trail in his hometown of Bloomington, Illinois. As he gathers speed on the canopied straightaways of the Constitution Trail, he shouts for joy… Click here to read full article on Rails-to-Trails Conservancy website!
Wheelchair Biking for the Treatment of Depression – Study
It is estimated that the incidence of depression in older adults living in long term care facilities can be as high as 50% (Ellen, 2001; Tueth, 1994) and is the most common mood disorder of late life (Butler & Lewis, 1995). Depression often goes undiagnosed and therefore untreated (Devanand et al., 1994; Teresi et al.,…
Special bikes, volunteers to provide rides for disabled
Barb Brown of Bloomington knows what it’s like to be disabled and not able to experience the outdoors as you would like. Now she has helped organize a program called Healing Rides that will enable the elderly and people with disabilities to feel the wind in their faces while cruising along Constitution Trail as passengers…