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Scheck & Siress Serves Haiti
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Veteran and Paralympic Athlete Featured on ABC 7 |
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Iraq Vet Competes in Chicago Triathlon
http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=62076@wbbm.dayport.com Click the link above. Melissa Stockwell, Scheck and Siress employee, will compete in the Chicago Triathalon. She is an amputee wounded in the Iraq war and US Paralympic swimmer. CBS news tells her story. |
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Chicago Air and Water Show: US Army Golden Knights
Scheck & Siress is proud to congratulate our patient and Wounded Warrior, Chad Watson on his return to the US Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team. During this weekend's Chicago Air and Water Show, Watson jumped for the first time since losing his leg in the Iraq War. Visit the Golden Knights' website to read more about Chad and the Knights' spectacular airborn performance. http://armygk.com/2010/08/wounded-warrior-in-the-air-again/ |
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Patients and Employees qualify for triathlon world championships
The 2010 Short Course (Olympic) Triathlon World Championship will be held in Budapest, Hungary on September 8-12, 2010. Three of our own have qualified to compete. Megan Fisher, a patient; Melissa Stockwell, an employee and patient; and Jean Draper, an employee, are all lower-extremity amputees and all competed in the New York Triathalon on July 18. |
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Para-Athlete Comes Home to See Her Prosthetists
Megan Fisher has not lived in Hinsdale, near Chicago, in a very long time and she travels the world to compete in triathalons and cycling races. She still calls this home, though, and comes back regularly to have prosthetic legs built or revised by Scheck & Siress prosthetists. Megan may soon compete in a world championship triathalon and paralympic cycling race. We're proud to be a part of her achievements! Megan's story is in the Doings Newspaper at: http://tinyurl.com/2vvlv5v Read more at: http://tinyurl.com/24ylg9j Watch for her story in the Chicago Tribune, too. |
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From Losing a Leg to Making Them
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Roger Ebert's New Facial Prosthesis
What could be more personal, more important to your own identity than your face? Recently, Scheck & Siress Prosthetist David Rotter had the opportunity to restore the appearance of film critic Roger Ebert's face. Ebert describes the process in his Chicago Sun Times blog here, http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/05/putting_a_better_face_on_thing.html Ebert had his jawbone removed in cancer surgery and now lives cancer-free. Unfortunately, subsequent cosmetic surgeries failed and his face lacks support and its former shape. Rotter, with the artistic skill of Anaplastologist Julie Jordan Brown, has created a supportive, protective and cosmetic prosthesis for Ebert's chin and jaw area. What an honor to work with such a respected, dynamic leader in journalism and film! |
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Extreme Makeover for Haitian Amputees
Two Scheck & Siress prosthetists made a recent appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on ABC Tv. The show's producers arranged the opportunity for a 7-year-old girl from Texas to fulfill her dream of helping someone from Haiti walk again. Representing Range of Motion Project, Eric Neufeld CPO and David Rotter CPO converted the girl's used prosthesis into two that were then delivered and fit on 4 and 8 year old girls who both lost their legs in the recent Haitian earthquake. You can hear the family's story and see our own Eric and Dave on the show at: http://tinyurl.com/24c46xk |
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Paralympic Update: US Sled Hockey Team
The Scheck & Siress practitioners at our University of Illinois - Chicago location created 3 custom ice hockey sleds for athletes bound for the Vancouver Paralympics in March. Read this story to learn more about the USA's chances for gold in sled hockey. |
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Volunteers Visit Guatemala to Help People Walk
A non-profit organization run by Scheck and Siress employees and patients regularly brings volunteers from multiple disciplines to South America. The volunteers aim to restore mobility and quality of life to people there who do not have adequate access to prosthetic and orthotic care. Read more in the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-health-romp-w-zone-13-jan13,0,4711899.story |
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FES Enables Stroke Victim to Finish Triathalons
Foot Drop can be the unfortunate consequence of stroke, traumatic brain injury, MS or spinal cord injury. Instead of using a rigid brace, some patients are able to get their mobility back using high-tech FES devices like the Ness L300 or WalkAide. Read more in this USA Today story.
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PROSTHETIC PARITY IN ILLINOIS!
Big News: Governor Quinn has signed the prosthetic parity bill into law for Illinois, the 13th state to pass such legislation. This law protects patients from unreasonable restrictions on coverage for their prosthetic care. Read the story at this link: |
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Adventurer Recovers from Malaria as Quad. Amputee
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Chicago Tribune featured a traveller who lost 4 limbs to Malaria, but recovered and is now a Scheck & Siress patient. Click here for part 1: and here for part 2: Watch the Tribune video to see Dawn's prosthetics in action at our UIC facility. |
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El Salvadorian Musician Walks Again
Prosthetists in the Oak Park Scheck & Siress have helped a young double am putee persue his dreams. Read the Trib Local story by clicking here.
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Chicago Blade Runners' First 5K
Scheck & Siress employees, amputee patients and friends have formed a running club dubbed the Chicago Blade Runners. They competed as a team in their first race recently: The Bucktown 5K. Read two news stories about the event here.
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World Championship For Para Triathaletes
Scheck & Siress employee, Jean Draper, competed in the World Championship for Para Triathaletes in Australia. Draper is a below-knee amputee and qualified for the Championships by competing in the New York City Triathalon in July. Click this link to read more: |
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Teen Adjusts to Life with Prosthesis
Read the Chicago Tribune story on Michelle, a Chicago-area teen whose positive outlook has made all the difference. Go to:
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Iraq Vet Competes in Chicago Triathlon
http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=62076@wbbm.dayport.com Click the link above. Melissa Stockwell, Scheck and Siress employee, will compete in the Chicago Triathalon. She is an amputee wounded in the Iraq war and US Paralympic swimmer. CBS news tells her story.
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New Location!
Scheck & Siress is excited to announce our newest location. 2530 Crawford Ave., Suite 218 Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: 847-475-7080 |
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Custom Helmet Corrects Toddler's Headshape
Read about how a special helmet is treating an adorable little boy for plagiocephaly, or flattened head. Click below: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/downersgrove/news/x1445721865/Boy-s-condition-becomes-a-family-project |
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New Device for Foot Drop Gives Athlete Her Life Back
The Today Show featured Joanie, a woman who was debilitated with MS for 10 years before she started using the Ness L300 and got back to an active lifestyle. The L300 treats foot drop using Functional Electrical Stimulation and is available through Scheck & Siress. Click here to view the inspiring story: |
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Veteran and Paralympian Featured on ABC 7
Melissa Stockwell, Iraq war veteran and 2008 paralympian, has been working with Scheck and Siress for years to develop a variety of sport prostheses. Here, she discusses her dedication to her country and her desire to help other amputees as a prosthetist. Click below to view or read Melissa's story. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6623003&status=ok#PTWidget0_Talkback_Bottom |
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Forget Disability and Huddle Up
Nik doesn't think about the inspiration he is to others. At age 12, he just loves to play football, assisted by his two prosthetic legs.
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Run Because You Can!
Erica has just run her first 5k race since contracting bacterial meningitis in her freshman year of college. Erica is a young, dynamic woman with four prosthetic limbs. Read her story here: http://tinyurl.com/4r8cdh |
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After brain tumor, WalkAide helps woman walk again
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Duckworth Honors Disabled at Democratic National Convention
On August 27th at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Iraq War veteran and Scheck & Siress patient, Tammy Duckworth gave an impassioned plea for support of veterans, active duty military and their families. Visit these links for more: About Duckworth http://progressillinois.com/taxonomy/term/123 About her prostheses http://tinyurl.com/6nddmy Video of the speech http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/9349/251/
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Eric Neufeld in the News
Read about Scheck & Siress coming together with ROMP to donate expertise and a prosthesis to a boy from Nicaragua. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=187059 You can see behind-the-scenes video clips of Luis, David and Eric on You Tube by clicking below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egHKd3ZXuyA |
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Prosthetist boasts over 60 years of experince
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Scheck & Siress helps college student run again.
See the news story here: http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=232862
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Scheck & Siress Qualified WalkAide Providers
The WalkAide System is a new option that is now available for the treatment of foot drop. The WalkAide System uses electrical stimulation to help restore specific muscle function. More than simply bracing the foot, WalkAide uses advanced sensor technology to analyze the movement of your leg and foot. All Scheck & Siress locations are qualified providers of the WalkAide. Contact any Scheck & Siress location to schedule a complimentary evaluation and see if the WalkAide system is right for you! For more information contact a Scheck & Siress location or visit www.walkaide.com |
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S&S practitioners, John Angelico CP and Michael Oros CPO, traveled to Haiti in August to provide prosthetic and orthotic care to victims of the recent earthquake tragedy there. Other volunteers were Heather Bava, Daniela Duran, Heidi Behnke from Weiss Hospital, Dawn Hudson and Julie Lanphere from RIC. The trip was organized by Range of Motion Project. To learn more about ROMP, visit: www.rompglobal.net.
Prosthetic Technician in the Scheck & Siress Oak Park office, Paul Barker was recently featured in the Medill Reports publication of Northwestern University. Paul lost his leg as a child, but remained optimistic and was motivated to help others walk. Paul works with a team of clinicians who fit amputees with custom-designed and fabricated prostheses. Read the story here:
Read Keeli's exciting story in Oak Park's Wednesday Journal. One year after brain surgery, she is doing all a young mother should with help from her WalkAide FES device. Visit 
