Rim Foundation

Sportsability provides competitive and recreational sporting opportunities for persons with disabilities. See schedule o for additional information about this program.sportsability members have an opportunity to participate in a number of activities including:- wheelchair basketball - wheelchair ballroom dancing- fitness training- adaptive bowling- hand cycling clinics- adaptive waterskiing- kayaking- adaptive snow skiing- wheelchair tennis clinics- weightlifting clinics- tai chi- yoga the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan's certified therapeutic recreational specialists assist with the formation of teams, clinics, training, and equipment adaptations. Sportsability is open to children and adults throughout metropolitan detroit with disabling or chronic conditions, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation, stroke, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy.

Research related to spinal cord and traumatic brain injury - the Rim Foundation funded treatment for spinal stenosis, which removes fat from the epidural space, helping those who are treated to have less pain standing or walking. This treatment is good for those with co-morbidities and the elderly, as it is minimally invasive. The 3-d virtual reality motion method involves visualizing human movement patterns, which mitigate many of the current issues related to remote monitoring of physical therapy.

The stroke support group gives survivors, caregivers, and family members a place to make friends and socialize with others who have shared similar life experiences.