Abbie and Lorie dive into Lorie's personal experience with aquatic therapy after her spinal cord injury, from floating helplessly in inpatient rehab to the life-changing moment in the Mediterranean Sea where something neurologically unlocked and real steps became possible for the first time. Abbie breaks down the science behind why extreme pain was actually shutting off Lorie's motor function, and how the buoyancy of water finally gave her brain permission to reconnect. They also get into the reality of post-exercise fatigue after spinal cord injury, and why comparing your exhaustion to an able-bodied person will never make sense, and that's okay.
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