Walking/Wakeboarding Again

Some footage of my recovery from a broken neck. C5-C6 incomplete fracture.

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• broken
• neck
• hospital
• recovery
• paralyzed
• therapy

[jinksy211]

HI, my boyfriend is an incomplete c5 c6, he can move his arms well after 3 months but no fingers, he has feeling all over his body. do u have movement in fingers? we have not been told what might happen yet...charlie

[dannydeaner]

Sorry to hear about that, charlie. I wish you both the best. My fingers on my left hand are all working. They are not as strong as the used to be and there's a lot of numbing and buzzing, but they work. My right hand doesn't have any dexterity in the fingers. I can use my hand to grip things that aren't too small, too big, or too heavy, but I cannot type or work a pen or pencil. 3 months is still way early to tell. Keep a positive attitude and do everything your therapists tell you! best of luck

[MrzNickJonas]

Hey my name is hanna and im 14 and im a c5 incomplete n my accident was august 19 and i still dont cant move my right foot and hand. but i can walk with a walker. my left side came back though. did any of this happen to you?

[dannydeaner]

I'm sorry to hear about your accident... to answer your question, Yes! That's exactly what happened to me. As you can see in the video, I re-learned to walk in water because of how great the water resitance is in building your muscles. I progressed to a walker, then a cane, and now nothing. I can't run or anything... but is sure beats a wheelchair! If you're interested, I can tell you all the help aids I used that helpped in the begining, and the ones I still use. Let me know!

[dannydeaner]

I still used a cane for a month. Once i got my toe off blue rocker AFO ( allardusa dot c o m), it was nothin but progress after that! You should, if you haven't already, look into Kinesio Taping (kinesiotaping dot c o m) I can use my right tricep again, and i'm completely free of my leg brace because of this tape. My chiropractor is lisenced in KT taping. Physical therapists use it a lot too.

[crxfastwhip]

great video man, im a c6 incomplete. from motorcycle wreck, how long was it from ur accident till the end of ur video when u got out of that wheelchair?

[dannydeaner]

It was 3 months. How are you doing now? How long has it been? I'm a C5-C6 incomplete.

[othayreneehale]

you all keep fighting for your dreams ;-)

[AsquirRO]

keep fighting guys!!!!

[kstate90]

Broke my C5/C6 20 years ago last march riding a dirt bike. Spent 3 months in a halo and 2 in a philadelphia. Was a sophomore at Kansas State University. Went back to school with the Halo on. The first day back to class was interesting. I had a good roommate that helped me. The hardest part for me was not being able to drive. Glad your Ok.

[skweeger]

yeahh congrats!

[crxfastwhip]

im good, 10 1/2 mo. usin walker and cain now.3 mo. is fast as hell,lol