The squat is a common exercise among athletes. It accomplishes the strengthening of multiple muscles with one relatively simple exercise, and so many trainers and coaches favor it. Spinal doctors are not always fans of the exercise, though. Nebraska based spinal orthopedic surgeon Dr. John McClellan presented research at a recent North American Spine Society… read more
A Lincoln, Nebraska woman is set for arraignment on a manslaughter charge following a traffic accident that killed a 54-year-old motorcyclist. 24-year-old Nichole Heusinkvelt waved a preliminary hearing last week in the case in which she is charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an injury accident. Sheriff’s deputies had to track Heusinkvelt down… read more
Technology does not always live up to our hopes and dreams, but in one particular case for those who cannot walk, those dreams are looking more like reality. Agnes Fejerdy was in an auto accident in her native Hungary 7 years ago, that left her paralyzed from the waist down. As a former gymnast, life… read more
A 20-year-old Arizona man has been moved to Craig Rehab Center in Denver, Colorado after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Gregory Lee Cook was riding his 2004 Honda motorcycle last week around 9 p.m. when he missed a curve in the road and crashed into a fence and a large… read more
Harley-Davidson has recalled more than a quarter million motorcycles recently due to faults in the rear braking system. The recall includes a total of 250,757 bikes built from 2008 through 2011, including certain touring models, trikes, and models from its Custom Vehicle Operations. The recall is due to a problem with the rear brake-light switch,… read more
Tom Metier of Metier Law Firm, LLC, of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado, obtained a $9 million verdict for plaintiffs Louis and Rebecca Prager against Campbell County Memorial Hospital and Brian Cullison, M.D. for medical negligence. Metier was acting as trial counsel for Casper attorneys Todd Ingram and Scott Olheiser of Ingram Olheiser, P.C.… read more
A Colorado soldier is staying active through the help of a local foundation after returning home with a brain injury. Brady Fowler has experienced loss of hearing, seizures and a brain aneurysm after a rocket-assisted mortar hit him in Iraq in 2008. Fortunately, Fowler made it home to his family, and will be retiring soon… read more
In just two days, three separate motorcycle crashes shut down two different interstates in Albuquerque, all due to reckless driving. The first occurred during a Toys for Tots bike run at I-40 and Wyoming, where two trikes in a motorcade of hundreds fell behind, then sped up to over 100 mph to close the gap.… read more
An ex-Carson soldier was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death after he fatally injured a child he was babysitting by shaking it to the point of brain injury. George Peters avoided a first-degree murder conviction in a trial that lasted around two weeks, but could still face up to 80 years on prison… read more
An Iowa couple experienced the kindness of strangers this summer when they were in a motorcycle accident on a remote stretch of road in Wyoming. Sondra Mueller wrote in to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent to thank the Stukes family for the help they gave her and her husband after their wreck. Mueller says that… read more
