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Suffering from a neurological disorder is a life-changing experience…but it doesn’t have to destroy the quality of your life. At Awakenings Health Institute, we understand what you’re going through; many of our team members have faced or are facing the same challenges. Awakenings Health Institute is a community based organization, functioning as a non-profit 501(c) (3) to provide affordable, accessible exercise and wellness programs for individuals with neurological disorders.
Founded in 2004 by Heather Newcom and Laura Karch, AHI was to fill the void where traditional, medically established acute rehabilitation left off. Their vision was to establish a place that would provide not only exercise based therapy, but additional holistic therapies as well, designed to support the whole client during the arduous rehabilitation process, and to do it at an affordable price.
Many of the daily activities that we take for granted provide great challenges for a person with a spinal cord injury, or any debilitating condition. For many with these types of injuries, even the most basic human functions require assistance from a loved one or caregiver. Their sense of independence and safety are severely challenged. However, where it was once thought that little could be done for someone with spinal cord injury, we now know that this is not the case. Not only can we maintain optimal function throughout the body, but through hard work, dedication, and focusing on all aspects of one's health, significant gains can be made.
The task is not a small one. Facing life after a major medical emergency can not only be physically and emotionally devastating, but financially as well. By the time clients find AHI, they’ve often exhausted all of their insurance benefits, and are paying out of pocket. The financial burden to live with a SCI, for example, can run upwards of $150,000.00 per year, and that’s just for the minimal, basic, necessities of life. In most cases, clients are in need of 24 hour care to help with even the simplest of tasks. Medical equipment and supplies become a part of the everyday budget, taking the place of nights out to dinner and a movie.
With this in mind, AHI has developed programs designed to ease the financial burden in order to reach all who are in need of quality care and therapy. We offer services on a sliding scale, provide individual scholarships, and promote the “sponsor-a-client” program. As part of a community out-reach program, we have teamed up with other affiliates and practitioners, generously donating their time and expertise, offering free-of-charge, massage and bodywork treatments. When living within such physical and financial constraints where every penny counts, a free massage is a much welcomed treat. We also run regular SPECIALS too.
Partnering with other organizations, AHI periodically puts on complimentary, in-house clinics providing adaptive exercise instruction for challenged athletes and injured veterans. We offer educational and informative seminars on a variety of healthy living topics, open to the community as it is important to give back to those that support our endeavors.
In order to continue to reach all those in need and ensure low cost programs with high quality care, fundraising has become of top priority for AHI. As a non-profit, we rely on the generosity of others who understand our mission and recognize the need to provide these much needed services in order to make a difference in the lives of those who have been touched with such extreme circumstances.
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