New York Rehab Centers Team Up to Support Limb Loss with First Annual "Out on a Limb Walk-a-Thon"

Long Beach, NY, October 03, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Grandell rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Long Beach and Allied Orthopedic Prosthetic Rehab Center have come together to hold the first annual Out On A Limb Walk-A-Thon to support those who have suffered from limb loss, both globally and locally. The Walk will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Long Beach Boardwalk’s Grand Ave. entrance. Sign in will take place at 10 am, with the walk following at noon. After the event, Freedom Innovations and Ossur have each donated a running foot and componentry to be raffled to two winners. A.O. Prosthetic Rehab Center will fabricate the leg for the two lucky winners of the raffle.

This walk is to raise money for 3 great organizations that help amputees in different ways: the ACA, CAF, and Living Water Children's Centre Fund. The Amputee Coalition of America(ACA) is a great organization that helps amputees through all stages of the amputation, such as operation, support groups, and peer counseling. The Challenged Athletes Foundation(CAF) is another great organization that assists amputees gain confidence in becoming more active, helping through grants for bikes, running legs, running clinics, swim clinics, and more. The Living Water Children's Centre Fund is a wonderful international organization that assists children in 3rd world countries. They have recently begun to bring aid to amputees in Africa, and Haiti.

To register, walkers should visit the walk’s official website, www.outonalimbwalk.com. There, they may choose to register as a team or an individual. Walkers may also chose to become an advocate on facebook and join the official Out On A Limb Walk-A-Thon group at www.facebook.com/outonalimbwalk All are welcome to join in raise awareness for this great cause.

Grandell Rehab and Nursing Center, located at 645 W Broadway, Long Beach, NY, is a 278-bed premier skilled nursing and rehabilitation care center providing 24-hour comprehensive inpatient care to adults of all ages. The proud recipient of a 2014 Deficiency Free Survey from the New York State Department of Health, Grandell provides short-term rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice care, along with a renowned Alzheimer's/Dementia program. Grandell Rehab and Nursing Center also offers a highly successful amputee rehab program which utilizes a specially-made 55 foot long harness, the first of its kind in New York State. Grandell is a Glatt Kosher facility under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens.

For more information on Grandell Rehab and Nursing Center, visiting hours, or general inquiries, contact Alison Anchin at 516-889-1100. Visit their newly redesigned website at www.GrandellRehab.com. Join them on social media at Facebook.com/LongBeachRehab1, Twitter.com/GrandellRehab, and Gplus.to/GrandellRehab.

Allied Orthopedics, located at 105-40 Rockaway Blvd.Ozone Park, NY 11417, is a specializes in prosthetic technology to serve the amputee population with state-of-the art prosthetic devices. Allied’s facility affords patients the full array of ramps, inclines and stairs to maximize the quality of rehabilitative training. A suspension system will soon be installed over a treadmill to enable patients to practice walking and running without fear of falling as they master their new prosthetic devices as well as their confidence. for more information about Allied Orthopedics, visit their website at www.aoprostheticrehabcenter.com.​