Indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has revealed that he is learning how to walk again after being diagnosed with the rare Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological disorder where the body’s immune ...

Jim Bowman spends hours in his workshop turning imperfect pieces of wood into art. He learned the art of woodturning as a child and picked the hobby back up in retirement. “I let the wood speak to me, ...

One day in November 2011, Shane Sumlin started to feel his legs go weak. The next morning, he was paralyzed from the neck down. Sumlin was diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Following an incredibly rare medical event, a 12-year-old boy from Kentucky is learning to walk all over again. Camden Gish, 12, was similar to most other ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — When Luca Picucci arrived at the rehabilitation center for a recent 90-minute session of physical therapy, he left his wheelchair by the front door. A clear sign of progress, his ...

"It's very humbling experience," Chris Handy said about undergoing physical therapy after spends months in a hospital bed After a splinter in his toe became infected, Chris Handy made the difficult ...

Share on Pinterest Higher-intensity walking combined with physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery and quality of life. alvarez/Getty Images In a new study, stroke survivors in a ...

Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered ...

YOU TO THOSE THAT WERE FIRST TO HELP. FROM THE MOMENT HE ENTERS THE ROOM, IT’S CLEAR PHOENIX MCWILLIAMS IS A FIGHTER WITH HIS SISTER BEHIND HIM AND HIS NURSE ALONGSIDE HIM. HE IS DETERMINED TO LEARN ...

"It's very humbling experience," Chris Handy said about undergoing physical therapy after spends months in a hospital bed Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...