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How to learn to walk after being in a wheelchair for several years?

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Therapy, maybe: It depends on whether the condition that put you in the wheelchair has improved enough for you to walk again. If you have made improvements with the initial condition then extensive physical therapy will be needed.

Dr Bowen agreed

Answered 2/17/2015

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