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[Star Tribune, December 25, 2011] Imagine a robot that can check on recovering stroke patients, remind them to do exercises — even update therapists about their progress. Meet SKOTEE. The robot is one of the latest inventions being developed at the Sister Kenny Research Center in Minneapolis, a division of the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. [...]

[KARE-TV, Nov. 22, 2011] For 39 years Max Day has been a pastor and for 25 years he has gone deer hunting in northern Minnesota with his sons on opening weekend. This year, on the day of the hunt everything changed when Pastor Day’s deer stand gave way. “I was thinking on the way down, this is not [...]

[Kaiser Health News and the Washington Post, October 10, 2011] Last spring, at a seminar for survivors of head and neck cancer in Minneapolis, Mary Harder looked around the room with some dismay. “There were several people who had exactly the same cancer as me, but their lives were much different because they hadn’t had [...]

[Pioneer Press, August 11, 2011]  A year ago, Joe Stone’s life as he knew it came crashing down on a Montana mountain. The impact left him with seven broken vertebrae, spinal cord damage and paralysis from the chest down. He said the severity of the accident didn’t hit him until therapy at the Sister Kenny [...]

[Coon Rapids Herald, March 31, 2011] Ken Boelter, a 15-year veteran firefighter, is in the fight of his life after a stroke paralyzed the left side of his body last October. Boelter, captain of Coon Rapids Fire Department’s Station 1, was out fighting a house fire early last October. Boelter suddenly felt his left leg [...]

[Coon Rapids Herald, March 31, 2011] Fighting fires means saving lives, protecting property, halting damage. For Ken Boelter, fighting fires served as prelude to one of the toughest fights of his life. The 15-year veteran firefighter is currently in the fight of his life after a stroke paralyzed the left side of his body last [...]

[Anoka County Union, March 18, 2011] With no known cure for Parkinson’s disease, finding the right combination of treatments and therapy can have a huge impact on a patient’s quality of life. A new therapy for the neurological disease being offered in the north metro is seeing great results, with many Parkinson’s patients experiencing improved mobility [...]

[WCCO-TV, March 10, 2011] A Minnesota man picked the worst place to crash his bike but the absolute best time to do it. Gary Werning was riding in a prestigious cycling race on top of a Colorado mountain, but quickly the race on the course turned into a race to save Werning’s life. Werning was [...]

[CTN, COON RAPIDS, Minn., March 4, 2011] Coon Rapids firefighter Ken Boelter continues to fight one of the toughest battles of his life. A stroke last October paralyzed the left side of Ken Boelter’s body. But therapists and doctors at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Mercy Hospital say he’s making great strides. Watch the full [...]

[WCCO-TV, October 11, 2010] If you’ve ever had a dream, a really big dream you thought was impossible to reach, you’ll relate to Doreen Harrington. All she’s wanted to do for nearly 25 years is to walk. Reaching that goal is about devotion and determination. Harrington persisted through pain and deep depression. The next several [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Oct. 1, 2010] In recognition of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week (Sept. 19-25), Blake Dufner was presented with the 2010 Inspiration Award for his inspiring story of recovering from a car accident. Dufner suffered severe injuries that put him in a coma for two and a half weeks. He began physical and occupational [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Sept. 24, 2010] Owatonna Clinic and Owatonna Hospital are sponsoring ree educational seminars: Innovations and Advancements in Hip Replacement. The speakers are orthopedist K. Dean Olsen, MD; Karla Melchert, physical therapist; and Christa Padilla, physical therapy assistant, from Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Owatonna. Read the full story on owatonna.com.