Posted on May 3: Rick Hansen tours Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Hansen.Rick.April30.04_opt.jpg” caption=”Rick Hansen visit”]Canada's Man in Motion, Rick Hansen, took his first tour of McMaster's Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation on Friday.

Hansen spent about 45 minutes meeting some of the people who use the exercise rehabilitation facility on a regular basis.

Kinesiology professors Neil McCartney and Audrey Hicks hosted the informal tour which included demonstrations of the various pieces of equipment used in rehabilitation training. Members of the MacWheelers, numerous volunteers and other researchers who are involved in the centre were also on hand to talk to Hansen.

The Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, established in 2000, is home to a group of multidisciplinary researchers who study the effects of exercise on the well-being of seniors and various patient populations.

The centre has a pioneering robotic device called a Lokomat – the only one in Canada – designed for gait retraining in persons with spinal cord injuries. The centre is also one of the few locations in North America that incorporates body weight support treadmill training in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries and other movement disorders.

Hansen received an honorary doctorate from McMaster University in 1999.

Photo caption: Rick Hansen tours McMaster's Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation with kinesiology professors Neil McCartney and Audrey Hicks. Photo credit: Robert Tatlock

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Hansen.Rick.April30.04_opt.jpg" caption="Rick Hansen visit"]Canada&#039;s Man in Motion, Rick Hansen, took his first tour of McMaster&#039;s Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation on Friday.<p><br />
Hansen spent about 45 minutes meeting some of the people who use the exercise rehabilitation facility on a regular basis.<p><br />
Kinesiology professors Neil McCartney and Audrey Hicks hosted the informal tour which included demonstrations of the various pieces of equipment used in rehabilitation training. Members of the MacWheelers, numerous volunteers and other researchers who are involved in the centre were also on hand to talk to Hansen.<p><br />
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The Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, established in 2000, is home to a group of multidisciplinary researchers who study the effects of exercise on the well-being of seniors and various patient populations.<p><br />
The centre has a pioneering robotic device called a Lokomat - the only one in Canada - designed for gait retraining in persons with spinal cord injuries. The centre is also one of the few locations in North America that incorporates body weight support treadmill training in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries and other movement disorders.<p><br />
Hansen received an honorary doctorate from McMaster University in 1999.<p><br />
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<i>Photo caption: Rick Hansen tours McMaster&#039;s Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation with kinesiology professors Neil McCartney and Audrey Hicks. Photo credit: Robert Tatlock</i>

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