Our Community Fitness and Wellness Facilities

In the effort to provide a continuum of care in the area of health promotion, the community-based NeuroRecovery Network facilities will provide individuals with paralysis the opportunity to be ‘fit for life’. These community-based NRN facilities host an activity-based exercise program designed specifically for individuals with physical disabilities within the community. These fully accessible facilities are designed to assist clients in the improvement of cardiovascular/aerobic fitness, muscular strengthening and flexibility.

The Reeve Foundation believes that these community-based facilities will enable a more rapid expansion of the NRN program nationwide, which means that more individuals who are spinal cord injured will have access to its cutting-edge activity-based treatments.

Our Community Fitness and Wellness Facilities:
Frazier Rehab Institute - Community Fitness and Wellness Facility
Louisville, Kentucky
Find out more and download the application here.
Contact: Karey McDowell at Karey.McDowell@jhsmh.org.

NextStep Fitness - Lawndale, CA
Contact: Susan Moffat at management@nextstepfitness.org
From NextStep client, Janne Kouri: "After two years and nine months, I finally walked across the gym with the assistance of a walker. This was my greatest accomplishment to date and it proves that with persistence, recovery is possible, if one has the needed resources available to them. I never could have done this without the guidance and support of Dr. Susan Harkema and the Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network. I am forever grateful for their determination to find a cure for paralysis and their continued support of my non-profit organization,  NextStep Fitness, and all of it's members."
Click here to see the ABC Good Morning America story about Janne Kouri.
Click here to watch Janne in action.

As more community-based NRN facilities come on board we will list them here.

Apply to become a community-based facility in the Reeve Foundation's NRN.

Community-Based NeuroRecovery Network Facilities FAQ:
What is the difference between a traditional NRN Network Center and a community-based facility?
At the present time, NRN centers can only accept individuals with an incomplete cervical or thoracic spinal cord injury who have some movement or muscle tone in their legs. An NRN community-based facility can accept individuals with gait impairments related to any cause. In a community-based facility, the  NRN Locomotor Training component is part of a larger exercise facility.

What are the criteria for joining a community-based NRN Locomotor Training program?
A client must have a  completed medical release form, signed by his or her physician, stating that  he or she is medically and physically stable to participate in the NRN LT program.

What is the cost of joining a facility?
Each community-based facility is independently operated; therefore, cost of membership will vary by facility. Unlike traditional NRN Network Centers, the client is responsible for all costs associated with membership.