01.19.2021 Sheltering Arms Institute Hosts First Community Research Symposium Sheltering Arms Institute hosted a virtual research symposium on January 13, 2021, in an effort to collaborate with the wider Richmond-area community on current research impacting clinical practices. The […]
01.12.2021 Therapeutic Recreation – Open, Integrated & Expanded Therapeutic Recreation has an abundance of options to educate, engage, and help patients recover while having fun. Sheltering Arms Institute boasts seven full-time recreation therapists who create new and innovative […]
01.12.2021 Generosity on the Menu – Junior Board Makes New Café Possible Thanks to the support of the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Bal du Bois sponsors, the Junior Board has generously committed $1 million to help make Sheltering Arms Institute […]
01.12.2021 An Interfaith Ministry – Mind, Body & Spirit “You don’t come here to give up. You come here to live again,” says Dr. Gloria White Flowers, the Interfaith Chaplain at Sheltering Arms Institute. The chapel is a place […]
11.21.2020 Donor-Funded EKSO Arrives The EKSO, a lower extremity robotic exoskeleton that is utilized for patients receiving neurorehabilitation at Sheltering Arms Institute.
11.11.2020 Inspired to Help Others Walk Again: Patient Becomes Team Member The road to Ben Barbee’s new job as a rehab tech started with a short drive to see a friend. That was back in March; he never made it to […]
09.24.2020 Canine Companions for Independence® Facility Dog Joins Sheltering Arms Institute Team Motivation and support come in many forms, including a cold nose and a warm heart. Sheltering Arms Institute, a collaboration with VCU Health, is pleased to welcome its newest team […]
09.23.2020 ‘God has given me a gift:’ Michael Lowery Survives Spinal Cord Injury Following Weightlifting Accident It was just before the holidays on December 17, 2019. Most of us were shopping, decorating, and preparing to spend time with family. 38-year-old Michael Lowery was beginning the most […]
