REHAB-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS

Brain Injury Support N.E.T.W.O.R.K.
Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Adamsville, Tennessee. For brain injury survivors and their families, caregivers, friends, and interested professionals. For additional information call Laura Mills at 731-541-4941.

Jackson Area Brain Injury Support Group
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. For brain injury survivors and their families, caregivers, friends and interested professionals. For additional information call Laura Mills at 731-541-4941.

Amputee Support Group
Call William Pulley at 731-541-5237 for specific meeting dates and times. West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. For persons with amputations, their families, and caregivers.

Spinal Cord PLUS
Sponsored by West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. For persons living with spinal cord injuries, their families and caregivers. Call Kaye Higdon at 1-888-425-6930 for specific meeting days and times. 

Parkinson's Support Group
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Highland Park Conference Center, 617 W. Forest, Jackson. Call Nina Woods for meeting information at 731-541-6567 or Debra Eubank at 731-541-7924. 

Fibromyalgia Support Group
Meets monthly. Call Joyce McAllister for information on time and place: 731-267-7914.

For additional information about any of the above support groups, call 731-541-6930, or toll-free in West Tennessee at 1-888-425-6930.

The Brain Injury Service Coordination Program for rural West Tennessee is made possible through a grant from the Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Tennessee Department of Health. The goal of the program is to bridge the gaps in service delivery. The Service Coordinator works with brain injury survivors and their families to assess their current resources and needs and is available to:

• Provide information on traumatic brain injury
• Refer clients to qualified services
• Assist clients in applying for and accessing services
• Advocate in the area of individual/client rights and benefits
• Develop support groups

For more information about this program, call Laura Mills toll-free in West Tennessee at 1-888-425-6930 or 731-541-4941.

West Tennessee Healthcare's Sports Medicine Program provides a multitude of sports medicine services throughout West Tennessee. With the original goal of educating area coaches and community members in the field of sports medicine and sports physical therapy, the program has expanded to include the following: 

• Athletic Trainer coverage at area Friday night football games
• Sponsorships of Area Football Jamborees
• Sponsorship of a 6-Day Baseball Classic
• Sponsorship of a Girls High School Softball Classic
• Free Walk-In Athletic Injury Assessment at Sports Plus Rehab Centers 
• Saturday Morning Athletic Clinic at Jackson-Madison County
  General Hospital
• Athletic Trainer Coverage at College Baseball Clinics
• Physical Therapy Coverage of NAIA Tournament in Jackson

For more information, call John Yarbrough at 731-541-6743. Jackson's First Wheelchair Basketball Team, the Jackson Generals, was organized in 1997 by the staff of West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. The Generals are a Division III team and are members of the Southern Conference. Wheelchair basketball is governed by NCAA rules, with a few minor exceptions. It is a fast-paced, highly competitive sport that is open to males and females of any age. Persons with a range of disabilities participate in wheelchair basketball, including persons with spinal cord injuries, amputations, spina bifida, and any other disability that limits someone from participating in "able-body" sports.

The Generals are two-time winners of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Division III National Championship Tournament. The team was originally formed to benefit current and former patients with disabilities, as well as community members, in a geographical area where persons with disabilities were often excluded from organized community recreational activities due to physical and architectural barriers, attitudes regarding disabilities, and/or lack of transportation. For more information, call Karen Gurley toll-free in West Tennessee at 1-888-425-6930, or at 731-541-5396.

THINK FIRST:A brain and spinal cord injury prevention program is offered by the staff of West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. This program is an emotionally  impactful program that includes a short introduction, a video about teenagers who have brain and/or spinal cord injuries, a talk by a speaker with a disability, and safety tips. The program is available to students throughout West Tennessee from elementary school to college age. For more information, call Laura Mills at 731-541-4941.