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For people with disabilities, weather preparedness can include additional considerations: access to power for medical equipment, accessible transportation and shelter options, and maintaining essential supplies.

In March 2025, Torbert was involved in an automobile accident that caused a severe spinal cord injury (SCI), leaving him partially paralyzed. He says the accident turned his world upside down.

UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center welcomed rehabilitation professionals from across the country to share expertise and strengthen collaboration in traumatic brain injury care.

The UAB Amputee Clinic at Spain Rehabilitation Center is now the first clinic in Alabama, and one of few nationwide, to offer 3D-printed sockets for prostheses.

UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) is a leading provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation services. Teams of specialists use innovative therapies to deliver the highest levels of inpatient and outpatient care to those with an injury or disability, with the goal of improving long-term function and quality of life.

The Post-Rehab Transitions Program (PRTP) began in January 2025 at UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center. Funded through UAB’s Forging Ahead strategic investment initiative, the program extends outpatient rehab care to those who’ve been discharged from Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) following a traumatic spinal cord injury.

Karen Culverhouse, physical therapist assistant, answers questions about her job and experience with UAB Medicine.

Alex Posey, OTR/L, CSRS, occupational therapist, answers questions about her job and experience with UAB Medicine.

UAB Medicine employees Corey and Jenny Agricola met on the job and became friends, which led to marriage and starting a family. That sounds like a straightforward series of events, but as with any story involving great adversity, the drama is in the details. Their experiences gave the couple a unique perspective on their work and how they serve patients.

Topgun, a male Golden Retriever who is trained and certified as a facility dog, recently joined the staff at UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (Spain Rehab). He’s now there each day assisting his partner and best friend, Recreational Therapist Emily Rider, in helping patients in their recovery and in therapy sessions. In the Q&A session below, Topgun – with a little help from Emily – shares some experiences and explains his new role as a facility dog.

With help from her care team at UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center, Christy Moore is recovering from a traumatic brain injury caused by a gunshot wound. Despite it turning her life upside down, this senior at Central High School in Phenix City, Ala., approaches her recovery with a positive attitude.

Each year, UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) selects a patient for the Ambassador of Hope Award. This special honor goes to a person with a physical disability whose courage and determination inspire hope in others facing similar challenges.