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UM student paralyzed in rideshare crash trains for New York City Marathon
A 20-year-old University of Miami student suffered a spinal cord injury in a rideshare collision last year that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Emergency responders airlifted the student from the scene, and she initially spent six days in intensive care. Hospital providers later transferred her to inpatient rehabilitation, where she remained for more than five weeks between the hospital and Lynn Rehabilitation Center. Medical teams there started therapies to address mobility, strength and activities of daily living as she adjusted to life using a wheelchair. Over time she committed to the recovery process and began working on progressive conditioning and functional skills under rehab staff supervision. Now continuing outpatient work at the same rehabilitation center, her program includes Pilates, upper-body strengthening such as pull-ups, and other exercises aimed at building the endurance and control needed for wheelchair racing and long-distance pushing. Her new athletic goal is to complete the New York City Marathon in a wheelchair, a target she set after reengaging with fitness following the crash. Officials and clinicians generally advise that rehabilitation is individualized and may include physical therapy, occupational therapy and adaptive training to maximize independence. Family members, clinicians and community supporters often help coordinate care, adaptive equipment and training resources for athletes with spinal cord injuries.
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