johnny99
11-09-09, 07:23 PM
PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder
story in the Mercury-News: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13748897
story in the Mercury-News: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13748897
Northern California - Menlo Park VA hospital uses road bikes to treat PTSD patients
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Dchiefransom
11-09-09, 08:13 PM
They're in the perfect area for this. Kudos to Specialized for stepping up.
FlatSix911
11-09-09, 08:27 PM
Way to go ... :thumb:
Gift of real bikes
Looking for an exercise program to complement therapy sessions about four years ago, Ramirez and other therapists decided to give cycling a try. The problem was, the Veterans Administration didn't have a bike budget. It still doesn't. So they scrounged up some heavy mountain bikes and other clunkers.
Hearing about this, the Specialized bike company, headquartered in Morgan Hill, donated some spiffy new Allez road bikes. On real bikes, the group's mileage, speed and endurance improved and, the veterans will tell you, so did their mental health.
"I was skeptical at first,'' says Jose Reyes, who served with the Army in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. After riding 500 miles to Los Angeles last month, he says, "I had never felt so good in my life. We look forward to riding now. I just clears our minds.''
Gift of real bikes
Looking for an exercise program to complement therapy sessions about four years ago, Ramirez and other therapists decided to give cycling a try. The problem was, the Veterans Administration didn't have a bike budget. It still doesn't. So they scrounged up some heavy mountain bikes and other clunkers.
Hearing about this, the Specialized bike company, headquartered in Morgan Hill, donated some spiffy new Allez road bikes. On real bikes, the group's mileage, speed and endurance improved and, the veterans will tell you, so did their mental health.
"I was skeptical at first,'' says Jose Reyes, who served with the Army in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. After riding 500 miles to Los Angeles last month, he says, "I had never felt so good in my life. We look forward to riding now. I just clears our minds.''