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Seven years into my career as a physical therapist (PT), I moved back to my native Mississippi from Birmingham, Alabama, where I'd been working in inpatient neurorehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Spain Rehabilitation Center.

Making a Wheel Difference

At Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, I practiced in the inpatient rehab physical therapy department. I quickly became fascinated with what was happening at the Seating and Wheeled Mobility (SWM) Clinic located on my floor. It was like a box of chocolates! Every hour of the day, a sweet variety of things were going on.

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