You know, it’s something that *** 23 year old kid never wants to hear. And the exact words were we do not think you’ll walk. Vishal Shukla was in *** body surfing accident when *** spinal cord injury paralyzed most of his body. So I was paralyzed and her neck down underwater for about *** about *** minute. He spent half his life living in Ridgefield and then going to school at Suu after rigorous training, physically and mentally, Vishal says his recovery is nothing short of *** miracle. I can’t use my hands. I can’t use my arms, I can move around. But my paralysis still affects me to *** pretty considerable degree. For example, my triceps are still pretty paralyzed. I cannot do *** physical push up right now. My grip strength is only like *** third of what it used to be fast forward. 14 months and visa is not just walking but climbing mountains this week, he summitted Mount Hood, something not people can accomplish, let alone people once paralyzed in all four limbs. So it was definitely *** pretty strenuous climb. But I have absolutely nothing but sheer gratitude for my friends and the crew that we had up there. He credits his progress to the teams at Inner Mountain in Murray and physical Therapists at Neuroworks in Sandy. Fortunately, just thanks to the entire team, *** lot of the physiotherapists, the occupational therapist, the doctors, everyone did such an amazing job. Fortunately, now I’m at the point where my walking gate’s pretty normal. Vishal also turned his journey into *** way to give back to *** place that helped him get back on his feet. One of the first thoughts I feel like most people have is that you just don’t want anyone else to go through such *** similar experience. He decided to fundraise for families at Neuroworks who might not be able to afford the kind of care they need. And that money will cover continued rehab sessions that other people’s insurance will unfortunately no longer cover.
“It’s something that a 23-year-old kid never wants to hear. And the exact words were, we do not think you’ll walk.” Vishal Shulka was in a body surfing accident when a spinal cord injury paralyzed most of his body. “Ended up scorpioning super hard and suddenly broke my neck, so I was paralyzed neck down underwater for about a minute,” Shulka said.He spent half his life living in Richfield, Utah, about 150 miles from Salt Lake City. He then attended Southern Utah University. After rigorous training physically and mentally Shulka says his recovery is nothing short of a miracle. “I can use my hands, I can use my arms, I can move around, but my paralysis still affects me to a pretty considerable degree,” Shulka said. “For example, my triceps are still pretty paralyzed, I can’t do a push-up. My grip strength is only a third of what it used to be.” But, fast forward 14 months from the accident, and Shulka is not just walking, but climbing mountains well. This week, he summited Mount Hood, something that not many people who were paralyzed in all four limbs can do. “So it was definitely a pretty strenuous climb. But I have absolutely nothing but sheer gratitude for my friends and the crew that we had up there,” Shulka said. “Honestly if it wasn’t for them, there’s no way I would have made it up that mountain.” He credits his progress to the teams at Intermountain Health in Murray and physical therapists at Neuroworx in Sandy. “I basically went from being in a wheelchair, having a walker, and then from a walker I have two form crutches, went to one form crutch,” Shulka said. “From that I had a leg brace… fortunately just thanks to the entire team, the PT’s, OT’s and doctors, everyone did such an amazing job.”Watch the video above for more on this inspiring story.
“It’s something that a 23-year-old kid never wants to hear. And the exact words were, we do not think you’ll walk.”
Vishal Shulka was in a body surfing accident when a spinal cord injury paralyzed most of his body.
“Ended up scorpioning super hard and suddenly broke my neck, so I was paralyzed neck down underwater for about a minute,” Shulka said.
He spent half his life living in Richfield, Utah, about 150 miles from Salt Lake City. He then attended Southern Utah University. After rigorous training physically and mentally Shulka says his recovery is nothing short of a miracle.
“I can use my hands, I can use my arms, I can move around, but my paralysis still affects me to a pretty considerable degree,” Shulka said. “For example, my triceps are still pretty paralyzed, I can’t do a push-up. My grip strength is only a third of what it used to be.”
But, fast forward 14 months from the accident, and Shulka is not just walking, but climbing mountains well. This week, he summited Mount Hood, something that not many people who were paralyzed in all four limbs can do.
“So it was definitely a pretty strenuous climb. But I have absolutely nothing but sheer gratitude for my friends and the crew that we had up there,” Shulka said. “Honestly if it wasn’t for them, there’s no way I would have made it up that mountain.”
He credits his progress to the teams at Intermountain Health in Murray and physical therapists at Neuroworx in Sandy.
“I basically went from being in a wheelchair, having a walker, and then from a walker I have two form crutches, went to one form crutch,” Shulka said. “From that I had a leg brace… fortunately just thanks to the entire team, the PT’s, OT’s and doctors, everyone did such an amazing job.”
Watch the video above for more on this inspiring story.
